Citizen Illegal
In this stunning debut, poet José Olivarez explores the stories, contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces between Mexico and...
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In this stunning debut, poet José Olivarez explores the stories, contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces between Mexico and America. He paints vivid portraits of good kids, bad kids, families clinging to hope, life after the steel mills, and gentrifying barrios. Drawing on the rich traditions of Latinx and Chicago writers like Sandra Cisneros and Gwendolyn Brooks, Olivarez creates a home out of life in the in-between. Combining wry humor with potent emotional force, Citizen Illegal takes on complex issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and immigration using everyday language that invites the reader in. His unique voice makes Olivarez a poet to watch.
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:69 pages
- Publication:2018
- Publisher:Haymarket Books
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- Language:eng
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- kindle Asin:B07PDTPDDN
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