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A review by nuhafariha
Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution by Julia Alvarez
4.0
Thank you to Tin House and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
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Between rousing war cries and declarations of independence to side-eyed remarks and ironic observations, Mark Eisner and Tina Escaja's newest collection "Resistencia" offers a glimpse into Latin American poetry like never before. With both English and the original manuscripts laid said by side, the collection includes a diverse array of voices including feminist, indigenous, queer writers of the current day as well as giants from the 20th century like Pablo Neruda. What I liked most about the collection was the wide array of nations represented, not just Mexico & Central America but also the Caribbean. With Latinx History Month starting this week, it is important to remember that the diaspora is as wide as the world itself. A great collection to spend an evening, or two or three, with.
Favorite poems: Hegel in the Caribbean by Rene Depestre; I know by Ana Maria Rodas; High Treason by Jose Emilio Pacheco; Strike by Gioconda Belli; The Earth is a Satellite of the Moon by Jose Leonel Rugama; The Routine Appearances of the Sun by Kyra Galvan; Decriminalizing Poem by Fernanda Garcia Lao; If, One Day, On Your Street Corner, Death Comes to You by Carlos Aguasaco.
Now available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Indie Bookstore.
Between rousing war cries and declarations of independence to side-eyed remarks and ironic observations, Mark Eisner and Tina Escaja's newest collection "Resistencia" offers a glimpse into Latin American poetry like never before. With both English and the original manuscripts laid said by side, the collection includes a diverse array of voices including feminist, indigenous, queer writers of the current day as well as giants from the 20th century like Pablo Neruda. What I liked most about the collection was the wide array of nations represented, not just Mexico & Central America but also the Caribbean. With Latinx History Month starting this week, it is important to remember that the diaspora is as wide as the world itself. A great collection to spend an evening, or two or three, with.
Favorite poems: Hegel in the Caribbean by Rene Depestre; I know by Ana Maria Rodas; High Treason by Jose Emilio Pacheco; Strike by Gioconda Belli; The Earth is a Satellite of the Moon by Jose Leonel Rugama; The Routine Appearances of the Sun by Kyra Galvan; Decriminalizing Poem by Fernanda Garcia Lao; If, One Day, On Your Street Corner, Death Comes to You by Carlos Aguasaco.