| Bearing the Mask: Southwestern Persona Poems Contributor(s): Wiggerman, Scott (Editor), Huyser, Cindy (Editor), Tafolla, Carmen (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0984039996 ISBN-13: 9780984039999 Publisher: DOS Gatos Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | American - General |
| Series: Poetry of the American Southwest |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6" W x 9" (0.67 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. Native American Studies. From the Foreword: A unique glimpse at a special region known to some as borderlands, this anthology of persona poems gives articulate voice to the many peoples and periods that have made their mark on this scarred and sacred land of deserts and rivers, Indian petroglyphs and fifty-foot marionettes, haciendas and Air Force bases, this ground so varied in climate and culture but so unified in spirit. The spirit of this terra incognita fits its original definition as unknown territory, for unknown also implies undefined and therefore unbound, open to interpretation. The reach of these voices is both global and personal. From Years Following Her Death, Former Texas Slave Silvia King Speaks to a Kidnapped Nigerian Girl to Chester Nez Arriving at Guadalcanal, 1942, these are human voices in all their honesty and depth of caring.--Carmen Tafolla |
Contributor Bio(s): Tafolla, Carmen: - Carmen Tafolla, 2015 State Poet Laureateof Texas, is the author of more than twenty books and a Professor of Transformative Children's Literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Tafolla's work has been published in English, Spanish, German, French, and Bengali, and has been recognized by the National Association for Chicano Studies for "giving voice to the peoples and cultures of this land." She has received many recognitions, including the Americas Award, five International Latino Book Awards, and the Art of Peace, for work which contributes to peace, justice, and human understanding.Wiggerman, Scott: - "Scott Wiggerman's Leaf and Beak: Sonnets, a finalist for the Helen C. Smith Memorial Award for Best Book of Poetry with the Texas Institute of Letters, is preceded by two previous collections - Presence, and Vegetables and Other Relationships. Wiggerman has served as editor of several books, including Wingbeats: Exercises & Practice in Poetry, Lifting the Sky: Southwestern Haiku & Haiga, and Wingbeats II. Recent poems have appeared in Chrysanthemum, Red Earth Review, Frogpond, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Naugatuck River Review, and many other publications. He is co-founder and chief editor for Dos Gatos Press."Huyser, Cindy: - Cindy Huyser's chapbook, Burning Number Five: Power Plant Poems, was a co-winner of the 2014 Blue Horse Press Poetry Chapbook contest. Twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize, her poetry has been published in a variety of journals and anthologies, most recently Untameable City, Blue Hole, and the anthology of the 2015 Houston Poetry Festival. Huyser co-edited the Texas Poetry Calendar from 2009 to 2014. |