Poemas malparidos

Francisco Bustos eloquently writes of Colonia Ruiz Cortinez and Barrio San Ysidro, waiting in la linea to be scrutinized by U.S. Customs officials, and of the bi-national journey of living both in the United States and Mxico. His melodic tone defies the fast-paced world of schedules, while being actively engaged in the moment, and then fleeting down another street to encounter another tale. As es la vida qu no?, Bustos says, As es. Michael Cheno Wickert focuses mainly on living in the barrios of Southeast San Diego where life often turns toward violence and suspicion is commonplace. It is a...

This expanded edition of Ruben Medina's 2010 chapbook Nomadic Nation / Nacion Nomada includes a new introduction by the author about his poetics as well as new translations of work originally written in Spanish. Composed in English, Spanish and Spanglish, these important poems reflect on the lives of immigrants/emigrants, our restless spirits, and the human journey: "We are at the periphery of the center / and at the center of the periphery / at the same time." Writes Medina in "Una poetica norteada" "There is no purity in language. There never has been. ... Interference can at times simply...

Hay algo primitivo en el impulso que lleva al ser humano a hacer poesía o construir objetos. Uno es poeta porque tiene la necesidad imperiosa —casi fisiológica— de fabricar cosas. Lo llaman creación. Pero no se trata solo de hacer. Se trata de producir. Producir obras. En general, la poesía no es una forma de escritura. Antes bien, cabe decir que la misma escritura es una forma poética. Levantar un menhir o escribir un jaiku son acciones, en el fondo, idénticas.

Este libro contiene consejos utilisimos, ideas inspiradoras y mensajes de consuelo con ilustraciones del principio al fin.