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Shaking Off the Dark (Clasicos Chicanos)

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"Shaking Off the Dark" is a series of luminous poems that takes the reader through dark despair to an affirmation of life. For those of us who are bilingual and bicultural, Villanueva reflects the world we live in and the world in which we strive to build an identity that is whole. The poems are accessible, yet they are complex because they deal with the wounds of social discrimation that often victimize us. Villanueva invites us to cast off this victimization and to embrace our lives.

If you don't speak Spanish no matter, for the majority of the poems are in English. These poems will resonate with anyone who appreciates beauty and knows when a poet speaks from the heart.

I bought this book to do a paper for a class. I had no idea that I was buying what would become one of my favorite poetry books, or that this name given to me by a teacher would become one of my favorite poets. I would suggest this collection to any poetry lover. The poems in this book range from humorous to happy to angry to sad. There is something for every feeling.