Reviews

Francisco Alarc�n named recipient of the Fred Cody Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association "A vital tradition in Spanish poetry unites politics, eroticism, and surrealism in a way few poets writing in English have attempted, let alone managed. Francisco Alarc�n's poems join those of Pablo Neruda, Cesar Vallejo, Federico Garcia Lorca, and others in this tradition, while bringing his own distinctive background and voice to this vital, engaged, moving volume." --ForeWord "This big book should cement his appeal for anyone interested in Chicano and West Coast Latino writing and activism." --Publishers Weekly "His subject matter remains courageously political, seeking risks, not safety in these volatile times when much of American poetry still shies away from social issues. . . . This is a brave collection of poetry that should confirm Alarc�n's status as a premier laureate of Chicano letters." --El Paso Times

Francisco Alarcon named recipient of the Fred Cody Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association

"A vital tradition in Spanish poetry unites politics, eroticism, and surrealism in a way few poets writing in English have attempted, let alone managed. Francisco Alarcon's poems join those of Pablo Neruda, Cesar Vallejo, Federico Garcia Lorca, and others in this tradition, while bringing his own distinctive background and voice to this vital, engaged, moving volume." --ForeWord "This big book should cement his appeal for anyone interested in Chicano and West Coast Latino writing and activism." --Publishers Weekly "His subject matter remains courageously political, seeking risks, not safety in these volatile times when much of American poetry still shies away from social issues. . . . This is a brave collection of poetry that should confirm Alarcon's status as a premier laureate of Chicano letters." --El Paso Times