"Martin & Meditations"Jimmy Santiago Baca(Author), Denise Levertov(Introduction); New Directions(1987); 1sted/ 1stprint, HB; VGVG; Not bk club, Not ex-lib, NOT remainder; HB-blue w/gold lettering, spine strong, boards flat, minimal edgewear; DJ- Wht w/blk+wht pictorial, slightly sunned, minimal edgewear, no chips; 104pp clean, bo bumping, pgs flat; An acclaimed Chicano poet, Baca is renowned for lyrical/auto-biographical verse, in which he mingles experiences of rage/dispossession as former convict w/poetic narratives of spiritual regeneration, renewed connection with his community & ethnic heritage; "Martin," a semi-autobiographical narrative that relates the story of Martin, a mythic poor Chicano, in which Chicano folk life is described in memorable, original metaphors, diction(including some Chicano Spanish) that form pictures like punched art in old tin.
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jimmy writes from the heart,
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This review is from: Martin; And, Meditations on the South Valley (Paperback)
Jimmy Santiago Baca writes of experiences that most people will never have, except through the reading of this epic poem...many may think that they have a 'hard' life, but to read the author's story is to have but a glimpse of the beauty and pain that he has lived, and survived, and become stronger from...his story is one that is lived by many, but written of by so few...I hope that you read this book and achieve the insight and understanding of his true heroism, in the face of unbelievable odds, that would surely break all of us who never lived on the streets ,or who never had to learn of the power of the written word while in prison....he has returned from the ashes to tell a story of rebirth through true poetry, of survival not imagined, but lived....I work with young adults every day that must overcome the obstacles that Jimmy Santiago Baca has survived...and I hope that the reader learns from what he has written...poetry has the power to heal, and this book won a national award because it is truely special and unique, as is the author...thank you...
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Walking the dusty streets of our hearts,
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"Martin and Meditations on the South Valley" provide the clearest voice for the dispossessed gente--la raza--of Aztlan. JSB is the greatest living writer among Chicanos simply because he captures the anger, the despair and the violence that oppression breeds among Chicanos. His brilliance is that he simultaneously captures the beauty, the love, the humanity of a people who have never lost touch with their lands, their families, their culture,their indigenous roots and their humanity.
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Beautiful verse and surreal imagery!,
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Beautiful verse and surreal imagery! Jimmy Santiago Baca allows the reader a glimpse of Latino-American life in Martin & Meditations on the South Valley. This book is a highly recommended read, both for its poetic value and introspective quality
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Pinos Wells-an abandoned pueblo now. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rio Grande, South Valley, Río Grande New!
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- The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry by Alan Kaufman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Language of Life by Bill Moyers on page 33, and Back Matter
- A Concise Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture) by Stephen Fredman on page 166, and page 170
- A Concise Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture) by Stephen Fredman on page 166, and page 170
- Literatura chicana, 1965-1995: An Anthology in Spanish, English, and Calo (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) by Manuel de Jesus Hernandez Gutierrez on page 261
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