By Word of Mouth Poems from the Spanish, 1916-1959 (Bilingual Edition) (New Directions Paperbook) by William Carlos Williams, Jonathan Cohen, JulioMarzán Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2011 by New Directions ISBN-13: 978-0-8112-1885-6, ISBN: 0-8112-1885-6
"The first collection of translations of Spanish and Latin American poetry by William Carlos Williams, containing many previously unknown poems. William Carlos Williams (1883–1963) produced a startling number of translations of both Spanish and Latin American poetry starting during WWI and continuing through the late fifties. Williams grew up in a Spanish-speaking home and sometimes described himself as half-Spanish. His mother was Puert ..."
"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 ..."
The Numinous Site The Poetry of Luis Pales Matos by JulioMarzán Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 1995 by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8386-3581-0, ISBN: 0-8386-3581-4
"Luis Pales Matos, a white man who began the poesia negra movement in Latin America in 1925, is the subject of The Numinous Site, Julio Marzan's latest book. Unlike its English-language counterpart, poesia negra refers to its subject and not the poet's race, so white poets are credited with writing poesia negra.Pales's poesia afroantillana popularized the "dark" forces (African roots and unprestigious language) that were the white societ ..."
The Glue Trap and Other Poems by Marzán, Julio Paperback, 94 Pages, Published 2023 by Fernwood Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59498-100-5, ISBN: 1-59498-100-0
"The Glue Trap and Other Poems is a volume in which range should be read as trajectory, the personal and the social as reciprocal metaphors, in which my speaker's voice aspires to the credibility of a masterful monologue and my monologues ..."
"... Celeste Sánchez Sugía, the first senator in Mexican history who openly identifies as Afro-descendant, and her struggle to “lograr el reconocimiento no sólo de la existencia de los pueblos afromexicanos, sino de sus aportaciones al país ..."
Luna, Luna Creative Writing Ideas from Spanish, Latin American, and Latino Literature (English and Spanish Edition) by JulioMarzan Paperback, 231 Pages, Published 2000 by Teachers & Writers Collaborative ISBN-13: 978-0-915924-52-3, ISBN: 0-915924-52-8
"In these 21 lively essays, such distinguished contributors as Naomi Shihab Nye, Julia Alvarez, and Martín Espada share their experience in creating groundbreaking curricula, using the many Spanish language literatures of the world as imaginative writing models. Lessons provide tools for approaching such treasures as Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda and Sandra Cisneros. Each essay targets specific grade levels (e.g. middle school, hi ..."
"As David Ignatow's foreword notes, the time is ripe for a multicultural canonical modernist, and Marzan himself, a poet with Puerto Rican roots, has produced an insightful study of Williams' sometimes hidden, sometimes obvious debt to his Spanish American heritage. At the same time, Marzan raises serious questions about how 'ethnic' literature shapes the modern canon. --American Literature I have been waiting for some time for a study o ..."
Inventing a Word An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Puerto Rican Poetry by Julio . Marzan Hardcover, 184 Pages, Published 1980 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-05010-4, ISBN: 0-231-05010-0
"Presents original poems and their English translations of twenty-three modern-day poets, including Vega, Matos, and Julia de Burgos, who explore the culture of Puerto Rico"
"Although today Luis Palés Matos is virtually unknown to most American readers, the eminent U.S. poet and writer William Carlos Williams once praised his younger contemporary as "one of the most important poets out of Latin America." Palés Matos was a native, and lifelong resident, of Puerto Rico. Though he was not black, he became one of the Caribbean's leading advocates of poesía negra (black poetry). His landmark 1937 collect ..."
The Bonjour Gene(1st Edition) A Novel (THE AMERICAS) by J. A. Marzan, David Huddle, JulioMarzan Hardcover, 184 Pages, Published 2005 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-20410-5, ISBN: 0-299-20410-3
" Edgar Bonjour, at middle age and after rising to a suburban family life, starts drug-trafficking with a motorcycle gang from his old South Bronx neighborhood and ends up dead. The published news of his murder sets the stage for introspection among other Bonjours, even those who did not know him, who interpret his returning to the past by way of a young woman gang member as the work of their family curse. Descended from three Fren ..."
Puerta de Tierra(1st Edition) by JulioMarzan Paperback, 67 Pages, Published 1998 by Editorial De La Universidad De Puerto Rico ISBN-13: 978-0-8477-0315-9, ISBN: 0-8477-0315-0
"Muestra de la producción literaria actual que reune obras de poesía, teatro, narrativa y ensayo de autores puertorriqueños nuevos y consagrados, residentes en la Isla o en el exterior, y también extranjeros, puertorriqueños por su identificación con nuestra cultura.
This collection showcases the diverse trends in contemporary Puerto Rican writing. It brings together examples of various genres by both new and established writers who ar ..."
Razones de envergadura Poemas nuevos y selectos (Poesia) (Spanish Edition) by Hjalmar Flax, JulioMarzán Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 1995 by Editorial Verbum ISBN-13: 978-84-7962-065-3, ISBN: 84-7962-065-X
"Nuestra historia intelectual exhibe la tendencia a anclarse en lo conocido, lo
seguro, lo consabido, y esa proclividad muchas veces nos ha distorsionado el
valor de las cosas. ... académica y, en muchos casos, escrita bajo los efectos de
poetas españoles exiliados residentes en Puerto Rico. ... otro tipo de
colonialismo cultural, un modo refinado de esquivar nuestra puertorriqueñidad
contemporánea."
Inventing a Word An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Puerto Rican Poetry (English and Spanish Edition) by JulioMarzan Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 1980 by Columbia Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-231-05011-1, ISBN: 0-231-05011-9
"Presents original poems and their English translations of twenty-three modern-day poets, including Vega, Matos, and Julia de Burgos, who explore the culture of Puerto Rico"
The Americas The Bonjour Gene : A Novel by J. A. Marzán 184 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Wisconsin Pres ISBN-13: 978-0-299-20413-6, ISBN: 0-299-20413-8
"My husband found out about him and insists it's a long-time affair, that I really left
him for Zurita. My husband paid a detective to investigate Zurita. He knows about
Zurita's political problems and about your arrangement. If Zurita tries to register ..."