Kategoria BISAC: Poetry >> Caribbean & Latin American

In her analysis the author applies the theory of "deterritorialization" as proposed by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, who study the use of the dominant language by a minority for the creation of a style alien to that of the standard. The creation of this style offers another possibility of expression for that particular group. Through the application of this theory she illustrates how the Ana Lydia Vega, Blas JimEnez, and Nancy MorejOn significantly question the national values that shaped the thought of Caribbean society, as they humanize the image of blacks by depicting real and...

This aesthetic subjectivity, transmitted by the words on the page, must be actualized--performed, reiterated, and created...

Light from a Nearby Window introduces a new generation of poets who have become a driving force in Mexican literature today.

Until quite recently, contemporary Mexican poetry has been little-known and virtually unavailable to English-speaking readers. This bilingual anthology includes twenty-one poets--twelve men and nine women--all of who have received national and international recognition. In poems about sexuality and spirituality, politics and marginalization, history and tradition, urban and rural life, they write about the unique experience of being Mexican at the end of...

THE NEXT VERSE POETS MIXTAPE is a poetry sampler of ethnographic significance. 4 poets represented by 4 poems each offer insight into the shared experiences of black Americans in today's political and social climate. Poems such as "Notes to a Little Black Boy," "Seven Ways of Looking at Black Flowers," and "How to Nullify a Super Hero" speak loudly about negotiating the delicate promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In addition, poems like "Lamb & Vodka," "Drum Lesson," "Nostalgia," and "Once, When We Were Not Gods" highlight place and its lingering presence in our beings...

I am 27 and have never killed a man
but I know the face of death as if heirloom
my country memorizes murder as lullaby
--from -For Fahd-

Textured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties, to school on the South Side of Chicago, all the way to the olive groves of Palestine, My Mother Is a Freedom Fighter is Aja Monet's ode to mothers, daughters, and sisters--the tiny gods who fight to change the world. Complemented by striking cover art from Carrie Mae Weems, these stunning poems tackle racism, sexism,...

Consciously 21 is a collection of 21 poems by author Saun-Jaye Brown in celebration of her 21st birthday.  The young Jamaican skilfully explores a number of social issues facing today's society.  She shares different perspectives on many topics including; being a black woman in today's society, the over sexualization and objectification of women and fatherhood.  The young poet also does not shy away from speaking up against the constant perpetuation of prejudice against different groups including the LGBTIQ community.  Her book includes a personal dedication to...