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Red Hot Salsa

Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States

Author: Lori Marie Carlson; Introduction by Oscar Hijuelos

Red Hot Salsa

Red Hot Salsa

$18.99

Hardcover

About This Book

Red Hot Salsa is an extraordinary collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of Cool Salsa

i think in spanish

i write...

Page Count
160
On Sale
03/10/2005
Age Range
12-17

Book Details

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

i want to go back to puerto rico,
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.

Imprint Publisher

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

ISBN

9780805076165

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Red Hot Salsa

Red Hot Salsa

$18.99

Hardcover