Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States - Hardcover
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but i wonder if my kink could live
in ponce, mayagüez and carolina tengo las venas aculturadas
escribo en spanglish
abraham in español --from "My Graduation Speech," by Tato Laviera Ten years after the publication of the acclaimed Cool Salsa, editor Lori Marie Carlson has brought together a stunning variety of Latino poets for a long-awaited follow-up. Established and familiar names are joined by many new young voices, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos has written the Introduction. The poets collected here illuminate the difficulty of straddling cultures, languages, and identities. They celebrate food, family, love, and triumph. In English, Spanish, and poetic jumbles of both, they tell us who they are, where they are, and what their hopes are for the future.
Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States - Hardcover
$24.99
by Lori Marie Carlson (Editor), Oscar Hijuelos (Introduction by)
Red Hot Salsa is an extraordinary collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of Cool Salsa
i think in spanish
i write in english
but i wonder if my kink could live
in ponce, mayagüez and carolina tengo las venas aculturadas
escribo en spanglish
abraham in español --from "My Graduation Speech," by Tato Laviera Ten years after the publication of the acclaimed Cool Salsa, editor Lori Marie Carlson has brought together a stunning variety of Latino poets for a long-awaited follow-up. Established and familiar names are joined by many new young voices, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos has written the Introduction. The poets collected here illuminate the difficulty of straddling cultures, languages, and identities. They celebrate food, family, love, and triumph. In English, Spanish, and poetic jumbles of both, they tell us who they are, where they are, and what their hopes are for the future.
Author Biography
Lori Marie Carlson is an editor, translator, and novelist who has concentrated on bringing Latino literature to American audiences. She is the editor of Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States and of Sol a Sol: Original and Selected Bilingual Poems.
Number of Pages: 140
Dimensions: 0.69 x 8.56 x 5.78 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2005
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature (2005)
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2006)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 2
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