| The Elements of San Joaquin: Poems (Chicano Poetry, Poems from Prison, Poetry Book) Revised Edition Contributor(s): Soto, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1452170134 ISBN-13: 9781452170138 Publisher: Chronicle Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Places - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2017045108 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.40 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A timely new edition of a pioneering work in Latino literature, National Book Award nominee Gary Soto's first collection (originally published in 1977) draws on California's fertile San Joaquin Valley, the people, the place, and the hard agricultural work done there by immigrants. In these poems, joy and anger, violence and hope are placed in both the metaphorical and very real circumstances of the Valley. Rooted in personal experiences--of the poet as a young man, his friends, family, and neighbors--the poems are spare but expansive, with Soto's voice as important as ever. This welcome new edition has been expanded with a crucial selection of complementary poems (some previously unpublished) and a new introduction by the author. |