what i’m on by the Mexican-American Luis H. Valadez is a strong first book of poetry that defines a new urban poetics, says Oscar Bermeo
Categories: Mexico, North America, United States
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A life without boundaries
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Juan Felipe Herrera’s early life as the child of migrant workers has profoundly conditioned his work
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A musical voice
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Naomi Ayala’s observations of marginal lives reveal sadness and stillness, yet through poetry gain optimism
Categories: Caribbean, North America, Puerto Rico, United States
Troubadour in trouble
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Romántico puts a very human face on the harsh economic reality that drives illegal Mexican immigration to the US
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Putting the red back in Haiti’s flag
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Matthew Smith has claimed as his own an impoverished, yet crucial, period in the study of the country’s history
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Bitter price for a sweeter life
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Anyone concerned with fair trade must see The Price of Sugar, which exposes modern slavery in the Dominican Republic
Categories: Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti, North America, United States
Contemporary Latin America
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Latin America’s Struggle for Democracy
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They can paint over the walls …
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Protest Graffiti Mexico: Oaxaca is a striking visual testament to the 2006 rebellion in the southern Mexican state
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The Earth turned to bring us closer
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If an image is worth a thousand words, some of those will need to be read, not heard, to be fully understood. Montague Kobbe and Adolfo Calero explore poetry and the cinematic code
Categories: Mexico, North America, South America, United States, Uruguay