Etiqueta: Alurista

A poet with a strong commitment to social problems, Alurista continues to explore racism and bigotry in his newest collection of poetry. These poems are angry, full of energy, they call us to action. Like the poems of e.e. cummings, Aluristas work is at once simple and highly complex. He frequently begins a poem with […]

Known primarily for his poetry of social protest Chicano poet Alurista moves in a new direction in Z Eros, which includes both erotic and political poetry. Moving rapidly between Spanish and English, he introduces readers to a language and a world that exists somewhere between the two cultures and voices. About half of this book […]