Acknowledged Legislator: Critical Essays on the Poetry of Martin Espada stands as the first-ever collection of essays on poet and activist Martin Espada. It is also, to date, the only published book-length, single-author study of Espada currently in existence. Relying on innovative, highly original contributions from thirteen Espada scholars, its principal aim is to argue for a long overdue critical awareness of and cultural appreciation for Espada and his body of writing. Acknowledged Legislator accomplishes this task in three fundamental ways: by providing readers with background...

Acknowledged Legislator: Critical Essays on the Poetry of Martin Espada is the first-ever edited collection on poet and activist Martin Espada. With the aid of contributions by established scholars who have a specialized interest in the poet's life and work, its principal aim is to argue for a long overdue critical awareness of and cultural appreciation for Espada and his body of writing.