Synopses & Reviews
Seeds of imagination turn into magical rhythms in this collection spanning thirty-five years.
Born in Puerto Rico in 1949, Victor Hernández Cruz moved to New York at the age of six, but he has retained the memories of hearing the men in his family read novels and poems aloud as they rolled cigars in the steamy Caribbean heat. These tropical and urban vistas have informed a body of work that has dazzled readers since a twenty-year-old Cruz exploded onto the national scene with Snaps (Random House). Cruz has become an important exponent of the use of "Spanglish" in contemporary literature, and his appearance on the Bill Moyers's Language of Life PBS series has cemented his reputation as one of the significant poets of our time.
Also Available by Victor Hernández Cruz:
Panaramas
PB $12.95, 1-56689-066-7 • CUSA
Red Beans and Rice
PB $12.95, 0-918273-91-9 • CUSA
Synopsis
A COLORFUL, PERCUSSIVE COLLECTION SPANNING THIRTY-FIVE YEARS.
At the age of nineteen Victor Hern ndez Cruz exploded onto the national poetry scene with his dazzling debut, Snaps. Maraca: New and Selected Poems 1965-2000 is a sumptuous collection representing over thirty-five years of poetic evolution from one of America's most exhilarating poets, featuring work from long out-of-print works, including Papo Got His Gun, Snaps, Mainland, Tropicalization, By Lingual Wholes, and Rhythm, Content & Flavor.
Synopsis
A colorful percussive collection spanning thirty-five years.
Synopsis
Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. At the age of twenty, Victor Hernandez Cruz exploded onto the national poetry scene with his dazzling debut Snaps. MARACA: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS 1965-2000 is a sumptuous collection representing over thirty-five yeas of poetic evolution from one of America's most exhilarating poets, featuring work from long out-of-print works. "Cruz speaks of himself, about himself, from himself about what he sees, feels, hears. His poetry is not an easy poetry, but even on first reading, something comes through which brings you back a second and third and fourth time"-Julius Lester.
About the Author
Cruz is a two-time World Heavyweight Champion poet featured in Bill Moyers' "Language of Life" series whose most recent collection, Maraca, was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall and Griffin Poetry Prizes. Five-years-old when he moved with his family from Puerto Rico to New York, Cruz now divides his time between Morocco, Puerto Rico, and the US.