{"product_id":"el-coro-martin-espada-9781558491113","title":"El Coro: A Chorus of Latino and Latina Poetry","description":"This is an anthology of compelling new work by more than forty Latino and Latina poets, including Sandra Cisneros, Ana Castillo, Julia Alvarez, Luis Rodriguez, Rosario Ferre, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Gary Soto, and Clemente Soto Velez. \u003ci\u003eEl Coro\u003c\/i\u003e offers proof that Latino\/a poetry today is more complex and diverse, more beautiful and powerful, than had been previously acknowledged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere we find the open expression of anger and grief, self-mocking humor, the music of protest, the quiet assertion of dignity, and the raucous celebration of survival. There are poems about stoop labor and welfare offices and housing projects, but also poems about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the Minotaur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the poets are former farm workers and gang members, a practicing physician, an ex-tenant lawyer, two professional chefs, and a Vietnam veteran. One poet was a political prisoner for six years; another staged a famous hunger strike; still another was indicted for her work with Central American refugees. In many ways this collection of poets comprises a chorus. Their song humanizes in the face of dehumanization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Espada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558491112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558491113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.03w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1997 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/1997","brand":"Martin Espada","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447914311935,"sku":"9781558491113","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6de3a3da-431d-4f9b-83d8-bfe2b2f03c3d.jpg?v=1777235670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/el-coro-martin-espada-9781558491113","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}