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What Saves Us
Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump
by Martín Espada, Julia Alvarez, Doug Anderson, Naomi Ayala, Benjamin Balthaser, Sean Bates, Jan Beatty, Tara Betts, Richard Blanco, Rafael Campo, Cyrus Cassells, Hayan Charara, Chen Chen, Brian Clements, Jim Daniels, Kwame Dawes, Chard Deniord, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Dante Distefano, Kathy Engle, George Evans, Tarfia Faizullah, Denice Frohman, Danielle Legros Georges, Aracelis Girmay, Ruth Goring, Adam Grabowski, Laurie Anne Guerrero, Sam Hamill, Samuel Hazo, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jane Hirshfield, Hoagland Everett, Lawrence Joseph, Yusef Komunyakaa, Dorianne Laux, Paul Mariani, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Marty Mcconnell, Leslie Mcgrath, Richard Michelson, E. Ethelbert Miller, Kamilah Aisha Moon, David Mura, John Murillo, Maria Nazos, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Willie Perdomo, Marge Piercy, Sasha Pimentel, Robert Pinsky, Luivette Resto, Peggy Robles-Alvarado, William Pitt Root, Patrick Rosal, Joseph Ross, Nicholas Samaras, Lauren Schmidt, Seibles Tim, Katherine Dibella Seluja, Don Share, Patricia Smith, Gary Soto, Mark Turcotte, Brian Turner, Chase Twichell, Pamela Uschuk, Elisabet Velasquez, Richard Villar, Ocean Vuong, George Wallace, Afaa M. Weaver, Eleanor Wilner, Daisy Zamora, Danez Smith, Ruth Irupé Sanabria, Elizabeth Alexander, Dr. Carolyn Forché, Demetria Martínez, Paul Martínez Pompa, Julio Marzán, Emmy Peréz, Gabriel Ramírez, Luis J. Rodríguez, Marcelo Hernández Castillo, Brenda Marie Osbey, Donald Hall, Bruce Weigl, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, Torrin A. Greathouse, Adrian Louis
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Curbstone Books 2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-4077-6, ISBN: 0-8101-4077-2

"This is an anthology of poems in the Age of Trump—and much more than Trump. These are poems that either embody or express a sense of empathy or outrage, both prior to and following his election, since it is empathy the president lacks and outrage he provokes. There is an extraordinary diversity of voices here. The ninety-three poets featured include Elizabeth Alexander, Julia Alvarez, Richard Blanco, Carolyn Forché, Aracelis Girmay, Don ..."

Confessions of a Berlitz-Tape Chicana
by Demetria Martínez
160 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-6021-4, ISBN: 0-8061-6021-7

"Merely entering the date and the year at the top of each page got my adrenaline up as over time my very body began to associate writing with surprises, with hope . Often, while listening to songs on the radio, I wrote out some of my favorite lyrics, forming lines and stanzas as I imagined the author had intended. The shapes of the words on the page were a pure pleasure to behold. I was especially taken by the work of Joni Mitchell. ..."

The Block Captain's Daughter
by Demetria Martínez
104 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-8789-1, ISBN: 0-8061-8789-1

"Demetria Martinez. as to when this ensoulment business happens ... You feel like you are first in line before God on the judgment day, desperate to learn if your name is inscribed in the Book of Life. Slowly, Maria walks around you, blowing the ..."

Grandpa's Magic Tortilla
(English-Spanish Bilingual Edition)
by Rosalee Montoya-Read, Demetria Martínez, Lisa May Casaus
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of New Mexico Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-4862-3, ISBN: 0-8263-4862-9

"Grandpa Luis loves to have his grandchildren, Alejandra, Daniel, and Benjamín, visit him in his hometown of Chimayo, New Mexico, and is happy to make a fresh batch of homemade tortillas whenever the children want them. One morning, Grandpa Luis leaves a tortilla on the griddle too long, almost burning it. Grandma puts the crunchy tortilla aside for Grandpa's lunch quesadilla, but not before the children discover something very unusual a ..."

Breathing Between the Lines(1st Edition)
Poems (Camino del Sol)
by Demetria Martínez
Hardcover, 61 Pages, Published 1997 by University Of Arizona Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-1796-1, ISBN: 0-8165-1796-7

"Demetria Martínez has entered the public consciousness by way of the heart. In 1994, she captured a Western States Book Award with her first novel, Mother Tongue, which went on to win widespread national attention. Now, in Breathing between the Lines, the writer returns to poetry, her first love. Many of the poems in this book touch on the themes from Mother Tongue, about an American activist who falls in love with a Salvadoran politica ..."

Lengua madre. Título original
Mother Tongue. Traducción por Ana Maria de la Fuente.
by Demetria Martínez, Ana María Lafuente
Paperback, 143 Pages, Published 1996 by Seix Barral
ISBN-13: 978-84-322-4758-3, ISBN: 84-322-4758-8

"Recuerdo el aroma de nuestro sudor, dulce como la albahaca, cuando nos abrazamos en la cama del sótano. Lindita, mamacita, negrita, palabras de amor que desafían la traducción. Sus manos exploraban lo más hondo de mí. Cuando ..."

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