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Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States

by Lori Marie Carlson

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i think in spanish
i write in english

i want to go back to puerto rico,
but i wonder if my kink could live
in ponce, mayagüez and carolina

tengo las venas aculturadas
escribo en spanglish
abraham in español

—from "My Graduation Speech," by Tato Laviera

A new collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of Cool Salsa. Ten years after the publication of the acclaimed Cool Salsa, editor Lori Marie Carlson has brought together a stunning variety of Latino poets for a long-awaited follow-up. Established and familiar names are joined by many new young voices, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos has written the Introduction.

The poets collected here illuminate the difficulty of straddling cultures, languages, and identities. They celebrate food, family, love, and triumph. In English, Spanish, and poetic jumbles of both, they tell us who they are, where they are, and what their hopes are for the future.

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"Powerful and immediate, these are voices students and teachers will want to share." Booklist

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"Carlson has crafted an accessible gem of a collection, and teen readers of all backgrounds will find echoes of their own experiences in its pages." School Library Journal

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"Biographical notes on the poets, and an introduction by Oscar Hijuelos round out this volume that will be appreciated by any young writer." Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Lori Marie Carlson is an editor, translator, and novelist who has concentrated on bringing Latino literature to American audiences. She is the editor of Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States and of Sol a Sol: Original and Selected Bilingual Poems.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780805076165
Author:
Carlson, Lori Marie
Publisher:
Henry Holt & Company
Introduction by:
Hijuelos, Oscar
Introduction:
Hijuelos, Oscar
Subject:
American poetry
Subject:
American - Hispanic American
Subject:
Hispanic americans
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Children's poetry, American
Subject:
POE005070
Edition Description:
Bilingual
Publication Date:
20050431
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
1 in.
Age Level:
from 12 up to 17

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