This volume introduces to English readers the life and work of Vida- luz Meneses (b. 1944), one of the most acclaimed poets writing in Cen- tral America and a public figure of distinction during the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua (1979-1990), when she held leadership positions in the new Ministry of Culture. Although poems from her first books appear in anthologies published around the world -Great Britain, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Re- public, and the United States- no selection in English has included more than a five-poem sampling of her work, and the...

The first edition of this anthology, was researched, compiled, prologued, and edited by poet Lety Elvir in September 2013 in the midst of death threats against several of its authors, unprecedented acts of violence against journalists and other defenders of the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression, and rampant attacks on community organizers and farmers claiming land rights, in a seemingly lawless environment of impunity for the perpetrators of certain crimes. Honduras is touted for touristic purposes by an informational site as "a vibrant country, brimming with clear turquoise...

Rosario Aguilar (Nicaragua, 1938) es pionera en la exploracion 1 de temas tabu soslayados en la narrativa latinoamericana. Sus obras, unanimemente alabadas por los criticos mas agudos de su pais -Carlos Aleman Ocampo, Francisco Arellano Oviedo, Jorge Eduardo Arellano, Nydia Palacios Vivas2, Isolda Rodriguez Rosales, Nicasio Urbina, Julio Valle-Castillo-, sufren el mal endemico a la literatura centroamericana: reducida distribucion dentro de las fronteras nacionales y casi nula fuera de ellas. Alguna resonancia ha tenido su narrativa en el pais vecino de Costa Rica entre criticos como Seidy...