Book Review: FSG’s 20th Century Latin American Poetry
Book Review: FSG’s 20th Century Latin American Poetry
I knew the moment I laid my eyes on The FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, that I had to have it. The 728-page bilingual anthology not only brings […]
Cuban National Hero José Martí: Poet, Writer, Activist
By Victoria Cepeda, Efrain Nieves Every time we write on historical figures, during the research process, our options, on what to bring you, expand. Thus, in our quest for content […]
Book Review: “Down & Delirious In Mexico City”
And today, an interesting discussion about Daniel Hernández’s “Down & Delirious in Mexico City: The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty First Century,” which in Adolfo Guzmán-Lopez’s estimation is a “pull-you-by-the-hand-otherwise-you’ll-get-swallowed-by-the-mosh-pit account […]
Making Poetry Out Of Fútbol (Soccer)
Odas a Futbolistas/Odes to Footballers is a cycle of odes written by Yago S. Cura and Abel Folgar to commemorate the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The odes laud […]
Book Review: “Spare Parts And Dismemberment”
Spare Parts and Dismemberment by Josh Fernandez, R.L. Crow Publication (2011) Fernandez’s 70-page book of poems is heavy on the lyricism, but medium-rare on voice and scope. Ultimately, the ethos of […]
Mi Comadre, “The Girl With Dragon Tattoo”
You might be saying to yourself, “Sara, what does Lisbeth Salander have to do with a crazy pocha like you?” Well, I would argue that a whole lot. I absolutely […]
