Halting Steps Collected and New Poems by ClaribelAlegria Paperback, 332 Pages, Published 2013 by Curbstone Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-2919-1, ISBN: 0-8101-2919-1
"Halting Steps represents the most complete single-volume retrospective in English of Claribel Alegría’s seven-decade career. The volume collects all of Alegría’s poems from her fourteen previously published books and debuts several new poems under the title “Otherness.” Alegría was born in Nicaragua during the United States occupation of that country. Alegría’s family opposed the occupation and moved to El Salvador, where she grew up. H ..."
"Death of Somoza reveals the inside story of the assassination of Somoza in Asuncion, Paraguay in 1980. Alegria and Flakoll, on the recommendation of Julio Cortazar, met "Ramon," a leader in the Argentinian Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRT) and with his help were able to interview all the survivors of the commando team that carried out the "bringing to justice" of Somoza. Alegria and Flakoll then rewove these testimonies into a narrativ ..."
"Claribel Alegría is one of the great voices in twentieth-century Latin American poetry. In this volume, she separates her writing from her daily existence: "She who writes is the other one.""
Woman Of The River(1st Edition) Bilingual edition (Pitt Poetry (Paperback)) (English and Spanish Edition) by ClaribelAlegria, Darwin Flakoll, Ronald Blythe Paperback, 95 Pages, Published 1988 by University Of Pittsburgh Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-5409-5, ISBN: 0-8229-5409-5
"In Woman of the River one of the major voices in Latin American poetry confronts the political realities of contemporary Central America. Many of the poems are political, direct, and condemnatory of the United States’ presence in Latin America, and they are rich, human documents rooted in Alegria’s knowledge of and love for her subjects. As Carolyn Forche has written of Alegria’s previous selection of poems, Flowers from the Volcano: ..."
"In "Sorrow, "Claribel Alegria plumbs the depths of grief and wrests hope from pain and memory in lyrics written as love letters to her deceased husband. The poems not only summon their shared past in vivid detail, but also ponder the meaning of death and separation, and the yearning for eventual reunion."
Tunnel to Canto Grande(1st Edition) The Story of the Most Daring Prison Escape in Latin American History by Darwin J. Flakoll, ClaribelAlegria Paperback, 193 Pages, Published 1996 by Curbstone Books ISBN-13: 978-1-880684-34-4, ISBN: 1-880684-34-9
"Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 193 pages; Description: 193 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Canto Grande (Prison) . Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru. Prisons--Peru--Canto Grande."
Thresholds / Umbrales(1st Edition) Bilingual poems (Spanish and English Edition) by ClaribelAlegria, Darwin J. Flakoll Paperback, 70 Pages, Published 1996 by Curbstone Books ISBN-13: 978-1-880684-36-8, ISBN: 1-880684-36-5
"This bilingual edition of poems from El Salvador's most beloved poet moves in imagery between Central America and the world, between childhood's safety in the ceiba tree's shade and the journey through time that the speaker must take. The translation lovingly preserves the lyricism of the original language, a moving and memorable collection. "
On The Front Line(1st Edition) Guerilla Poems of El Salvador by ClaribelAlegria, Darwin J. Flakoll Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 1995 by Curbstone Books ISBN-13: 978-0-915306-86-2, ISBN: 0-915306-86-7
"More than poetry of combat, this bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes and dreams of a war-torn country, providing a vivid description of the recent struggles in El Salvador. "
"Written in two voices, Ashes of Izalco is a collaborative novel by Claribel Alegrfa and Darwin Flakoll, a love story set against the events of 1932 when thirty thousand Indians and peasants were massacred in Izalco, El Salvador. Ashes of Izalco brings together a Salvadoran woman and an American man who together struggle over issues of love, loyalty and socio-political injustices. "
They Won't Take Me Alive Salvadoran Women in Struggle for National Liberation by ClaribelAlegria Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1990 by Womens Pr Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7043-4028-2, ISBN: 0-7043-4028-3
"The World Within pulls aside the curtain on a variety of literary personalities and careers, presenting frank, funny, and informal discussions with Sherman Alexie, Francine Prose, George Saunders, Mark Strand, and others. Writers discuss craft, literary theft, dry spells, what they do besides writing, and more. The World Within gathers twenty of the freshest, funniest, and most intriguing interviews in the history of Tin House. Featurin ..."
Nino Que Buscaba a Ayer (the Boy Who Was Looking for Yesterday) by ClaribelAlegria Turtleback, Published 1997 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-21739-2, ISBN: 0-606-21739-8
Fugues by ClaribelAlegria 143 Pages, Published 1995 by Northwestern University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-3292-4, ISBN: 0-8101-3292-3
"... hago aquí tan lejos de mi tierra? y me asaltó un temblor cuando crucé el
umbral: mi primer terremoto haciéndome erupción en las capas jurásicas y
encontré a la madre a los hijos al hermano a Perséfone a Kali y a Tlaloc y seguía
la noche ..."
Family Album Three Novellas by ClaribelAlegria Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1991 by Curbstone Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-915306-72-5, ISBN: 0-915306-72-7
"The theme for this issue of Fiction International is Central American Writing. The writings and art in this issue come from Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba and the United States. We have included the United States because it represents a grim constant - political and military intervention - in the variable histories of these Latino-Indian countries."
"The theme for this edition of Fiction International is Writing and Politics. It features a forum/discussion of the theme and fiction, reviews and art from leading international writers, poets and artists."