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In the dynamic tradition of the BreakBeat Poets anthology, The
BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext celebrates the embodied narratives
of Latinidad. Poets speak from an array of nationalities, genders,
sexualities, races, and writing styles, staking a claim to our
cultural and civic space. Like Hip-Hop, we honor what was, what is,
and what's next.
In this stunning debut, poet Jose Olivarez explores the stories,
contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces
between Mexico and America. He paints vivid portraits of good kids,
bad kids, families clinging to hope, life after the steel mills,
gentrifying barrios, and everything in between. Combining wry
humour with potent emotional force, Olivarez takes on complex
issues of race, ethnicity, gender,class, and immigration using an
everyday language that invites the reader in. Olivarez has a unique
voice that makes him a poet to watch.
"Citizen Illegal is right on time, bringing both empathy and
searing critique to the fore as a nation debates the very humanity
of the people who built it." -Eve Ewing, author of Electric Arches
In this stunning debut, poet Jose Olivarez explores the stories,
contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces
between Mexico and America. He paints vivid portraits of good kids,
bad kids, families clinging to hope, life after the steel mills,
gentrifying barrios, and everything in between. Drawing on the rich
traditions of Latinx and Chicago writers like Sandra Cisneros and
Gwendolyn Brooks, Olivarez creates a home out of life in the
in-between. Combining wry humor with potent emotional force,
Olivarez takes on complex issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class,
and immigration using an everyday language that invites the reader
in. Olivarez has a unique voice that makes him a poet to watch.
Jose Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants. He is a co-host of
the podcast, The Poetry Gods. A winner of fellowships from Poets
House, The Bronx Council On The Arts, The Poetry Foundation, and
The Conversation Literary Festival, his work has been published in
The BreakBeat Poets and elsewhere. He is the Marketing Manager at
Young Chicago Authors.
In the dynamic tradition of the BreakBeat Poets anthology, The
BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT celebrates the embodied narratives
of Latinidad. Poets speak from an array of nationalities, genders,
sexualities, races, and writing styles, staking a claim to our
cultural and civic space. Like Hip-Hop, we honor what was, what is,
and what's next.
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Promises of Gold (Hardcover)
Jose Olivarez; Translated by David Ruano Gonzalez
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Love is at the heart of everything we do, and yet it is often
mishandled, misrepresented, or narrowly defined. In the words of
Jose Olivarez: 'How many bad lovers have gotten poems? How many
crushes? No disrespect to romantic love -- but what about our
friends? Those homies who show up when the romance ends to help you
heal your heart. Those homies who are there all along -- cheering
for us and reminding us that love is abundant.' Written in English
and combined with a Spanish translation by poet David Ruano,
Promises of Gold explores many forms of love and how 'a promise
made isn't always a promise kept,' as Olivarez lays bare the ways
in which 'love is complicated by forces larger than our hearts.' It
is an attempt to reckon with colonial legacy and the reality of
what those promises and dreams have borne out for Mexican
descendants. 'I wrote this book to imagine and document an ongoing
practice of healing,' writes Olivarez, 'healing that requires me to
show up for myself, my community, my friends, my family, and my
loves every day.' Whether readers enter this collection in English
or Spanish, these extraordinary poems, written with empathy and
humour, are sure to be cherished for their illuminations of all the
rhythms of life -- and love.
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Detras del Telon
Jose Olivares
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