| Selected Poetry Contributor(s): Garcia-Camarillo, Cecilio (Author), Lamadrid, Enrique R. (Introduction by), Lamadrid, Enrique (Prologue by) |
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ISBN: 1558852816 ISBN-13: 9781558852815 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2000 Annotation: Known as the "Chicano Nation's cultural attache" and the "Chicano Renaissance Man, " Cecilio Garcia-Camarillo served as a central figure in the flourishing of artistic creativity in the late 1960s and the 1970s known as the Chicano Movement. At last Garcia-Camarillo has consented to the publication of selected poems spanning his decades of creativity. In this volume are united works that appeared in thirteen short-run chapbooks that he distributed among friends: Zafa'o, Crickets, Burning Snow, Carambola, Hang a Snake, Ecstasy, Puro Pedo, and other magical collections. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 00023272 |
| Series: Pioneer (Arte Publico) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.57" W x 8.56" (0.95 lbs) 98 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. At last Cecilio GarcAAa-Camarillo has consented to the publication of this volume spanning three decades of creation, from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Line, GarcAAa-Camarillo's longest single work, is reproduced in its entirety. Also here are generous selections (each one complete in itself) from a dozen other chapbooks, arranged chronologically by first publication. Professor Enrique R. Lamadrid, in his introduction, surveys the poet's career, his personal odyssey from Texas to New Mexico, and the private and public themes that pervade his work. |