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Looking Out, Looking in: Anthology of Latino Poetry
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Looking Out, Looking in: Anthology of Latino Poetry Paperback - 2013

by William Luis (Editor)

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The poems included in this comprehensive anthology run the gamut of styles and themes, but all are by Latinos writing from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Some deal with issues specific to the Hispanic experience, such as displacement, identity and language. Others ponder universal concerns, such as love, family and humanity. In "Letter to Arturo," Mexican-American poet Lucha Corpi pens a song of love to her son: "You've hardly left / and already I miss the light / caress of your hands / on my hair, / and your laughter and your tears, / and all your questions / about seas, / moons and deserts. / And all my poems / are tying themselves together / in my throat."

More than 60 Latino poets are represented in this wide-ranging collection that focuses on poetry from the four largest groups in the United States: Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans and Dominican Americans. In his introduction, scholar William Luis gives an overview of the origins of Latino literature in the United States, providing historical, political and cultural frameworks for these groups and their writings.

Included are distinguished poets such as Julia Alvarez, Gloria Anzaldua, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Martin Espada and Pedro Pietri, as well as less well-known writers who deserve more recognition. Whether writing about timeless issues or themes specific to their community, the poets in this volume craft a multilayered look at what it means to be Latino in the United States. Looking Out, Looking In is an indispensable and welcome addition to American and Latino literatures.

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  • Title Looking Out, Looking in: Anthology of Latino Poetry
  • Author William Luis (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 329
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Arte Publico Press, Houston, TX
  • Date 2013-05
  • ISBN 9781558857612 / 1558857613
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6.1 x 1 in (22.61 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Hispanic/Latino Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects American poetry - 20th century, American poetry - 19th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012046343
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.540

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  • Booklist, 06/01/2013, Page 16

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