{"product_id":"screw-the-wall-juan-manuel-prez-9781734561746","title":"Screw The Wall: and other Brown People Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise For\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSCREW THE WALL \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Screw the Wall, Juan Manuel P rez answers the question: what can brown poetry do for you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe does so as he digs in and swings for and at the fences. This book of impactful poetry deals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emainly with barriers-barriers erected by poverty, prejudice, culture, and language; barriers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimagined and real; barriers conquered, and barriers left to be scaled. These poems range from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehumorous, to the satiric, to the poignant, to the nostalgic. A few of these worthwhile works might\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estrike a nerve or two with their readers, but as P rez reminds us about the border wall in his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epoem A Promising Letter to a Worrisome Trump, \"No need to worry; We'll get over it \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLikewise, In Screw the Wall Juan Manuel P rez has hit a home run deep over the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Berecka\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor of The Hamlet of Stittville\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2017-2018 Corpus Christi Poet Laureate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have never heard the poetry of Juan Manuel P rez then you are in for a treat. You must\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehear his words, as reading them is not enough. He writes the poems that many are afraid to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscuss. He writes the poems many will hide from. He writes the poems that all need to hear. His\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewords are diverse and full of compassion, but he speaks the hard truths our Nation struggles with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edaily. These truths have divided families, increased the struggles for minorities (which are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecoming the majority), and left those affected silent and waiting for a chance. P rez offers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewords full of insight and empathy and his influences are strong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalia A. P rez, Ed.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor of Everything Depends Upon The Little Things\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2009-2015 World Book Night Ambassador and Three-Time Teacher Of The Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his most recent poetry collection, Screw The Wall  And Other Brown People Poems, Juan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuel P rez invites us into his soul, beckoning: \"I invite you into my soul \/ Somewhere\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween Texas and Mexico.\" And it is in this \"somewhere\" where his poetry happens: poetry of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elived experience, poetry of place, poetry where \"America is the land of the lost\" and the only\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ething that will shine a light in its dark path is love. This collection is full of \"strong, bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicano poems,\" and I am reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctavio Quintanilla\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor of Wasted Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2018-2020 San Antonio Poet Laureate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan Manuel P駻ez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734561742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734561746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flowersong Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d","brand":"Juan Manuel P駻ez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942910427391,"sku":"9781734561746","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a834238d-eaa6-48cd-9fa6-48e45dc03ca5.jpg?v=1681495077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/screw-the-wall-juan-manuel-prez-9781734561746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}