Immigrants in Our Own Land & Selected Early Poems by Jimmy Santiago Baca (Englis

Description: Immigrants in Our Own Land & Selected Early Poems by Jimmy Santiago Baca Immigrants in Our Own Land & Selected Early Poems is a new, expanded edition of Jimmy Santiago Bacas best-selling first book of poetry (originally published by Louisiana State University Press in 1979). A number of poems from early, now unavailable chapbooks have also been included so that the reader can at last have an overview of Bacas remarkable literary development. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Immigrants in Our Own Land & Selected Early Poemsis a new, expanded edition of Jimmy Santiago Bacas best-selling first book of poetry (originally published by Louisiana State University Press in 1979). A number of poems from early, now unavailable chapbooks have also been included so that the reader can at last have an overview of Bacas remarkable literary development. The voice of Immigrantswill be familiar to readers of the widely praisedMartín & Meditations on the South ValleyandBlack Mesa Poems(New Directions, 1987 and 1989), but the territory may not be. Most of the poems in this collection were written while the author was in prison, where he taught himself to read and write. All the poems are concerned with the incarcerated or the disenfranchised; they all communicate the sting from the backhand of the American promise. As Denise Levertov has noted, Baca "is far from being a naive realist," but of poverty and prejudice, of material that is truly raw, he "writes in unconcealed passion." Author Biography Jimmy Santiago Baca was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1952. His parents abandoned him at the age of two, and he lived with his grandmother for several years before being placed in an orphanage. A runaway at age thirteen, Baca was sentenced to five years in a maximum security prison at the age of twenty-one for drug offenses. It was in prison that he learned to read and write and began to compose poetry. His book Martin & Meditations on the South Valley, a pair of long narrative poems, won an American Book Award in 1988. In addition to his poetry collections and stories, Baca wrote the screenplay for the movie Bound by Honor, which was released by Hollywood Pictures in 1993. Long Description Immigrants in Our Own Land & Selected Early Poems is a new, expanded edition of Jimmy Santiago Bacas best-selling first book of poetry (originally published by Louisiana State University Press in 1979). A number of poems from early, now unavailable chapbooks have also been included so that the reader can at last have an overview of Bacas remarkable literary development. Details ISBN0811211452 Author Jimmy Santiago Baca Short Title IMMIGRANTS IN OUR OWN LAND & S Pages 86 Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation Series New Directions Paperbook Language English ISBN-10 0811211452 ISBN-13 9780811211451 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 811.54 Series Number 0701 Residence Albuquerque, NM, US Birth 1952 DOI 10.1604/9780811211451 Imprint New Directions Publishing Corporation Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1991-03-13 NZ Release Date 1991-03-13 US Release Date 1991-03-13 UK Release Date 1991-03-13 Year 1991 Publication Date 1991-03-13 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9267218;

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