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Stone on Stone/Piedra sobre piedra

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I read a lot of poetry, and this collection contains some of the most thought-provoking and lyrical poems I have seen anywhere(by some of the most famous modern poets). The book does include work by writers of different ethnic backgrounds, and the images and ideas in the poems are clearly rooted in the women's ethnicities. The issues in the poems include war, civil rights, feminism, sex, love, rape, and death.
Also, I do not speak Spanish fluently, but I enjoyed reading the poems in both languages... Poetry is a wonderful place to begin to appreciate the beauty and complexity of other languages.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys well-written poetry or who is in the process of learning Spanish.

I read a lot of poetry, and this collection contains some of the most thought-provoking and lyrical poems I have seen anywhere (by some of the most famous modern poets). The book does include work by writers of different ethnic backgrounds, and the images and ideas in the poems are clearly rooted in the women's ethnicities. The issues in the poems include war, civil rights, feminism, sex, love, rape, and death.
Also, I do not speak Spanish fluently, but I enjoyed reading the poems in both languages; the United States is already a multilingual country and soon I believe Spanish will be the second official language. Poetry is a wonderful place to begin to appreciate the beauty and complexity of other languages.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys well-written poetry or who is in the process of learning Spanish.

I was very excited to be reading this book, for a women in literature class. But as I got into the poetry I was greatly upset that they poems focused on "SPANISH" what about, french, celtic, polish, italian,etc. I was not impressed by the way the poems were expressed collected.