Red Hot Salsa Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States

by Carlson, Lori Marie; Hijuelos, Oscar

• ISBN13: 9780805076165
• ISBN10: 0805076166
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Summary

i think in spanishi write in englishi want to go back to puerto rico,but i wonder if my kink could livein ponce, mayagez and carolinatengo las venas aculturadasescribo en spanglishabraham in espaol--from "My Graduation Speech," by Tato LavieraA new collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of Cool SalsaTen years after the publication of the acclaimed Cool Salsa, editor Lori Marie Carlson has brought together a stunning variety of Latino poets for a long-awaited follow-up. Established and familiar names are joined by many new young voices, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos has written the Introduction. The poets collected here illuminate the difficulty of straddling cultures, languages, and identities. They celebrate food, family, love, and triumph. In English, Spanish, and poetic jumbles of both, they tell us who they are, where they are, and what their hopes are for the future.

Author Biography

Lori Marie Carlson is an editor, translator, and novelist who has concentrated on bringing Latino literature to American audiences. She is the editor of Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States and of Sol a Sol: Original and Selected Bilingual Poems.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note by Lori Marie Carlson	xi
Introduction by Oscar Hijuelos	xv
language, identity
Spanish by Gary Soto	2	(6)
El español
I Am from Quisquella la Bella by Amiris Ramirez	8	(2)
Soy de Quisquella la bella
The Hands by Gina Valdés	10	(4)
Las manos
My Shortest Food Poem by Trinidad Sánchez, Jr.	14	(2)
Mi poema a la comida más corto
I Am Who I Am, So What by Raquel Valle Senties	16	(6)
Soy como soy y qué
My Graduation Speech by Tato Laviera	22	(2)
Invisible Boundaries by Ivette Álvarez	24	(4)
Limites invisibles
neighborhoods
New in New York by Carlos Aguasaco	28	(2)
Nueva en Nueva York
Beloved Spic by Martin Espada	30	(2)
Amado Spic
Armitage Street by David Hernandez	32	(4)
Calle Armitage
Life in el Barrio by Kizzilie Bonilla	36	(4)
La vida en el barrio
Leaving Ybor City by Jaime Manrique	40	(6)
Dejando Ybor City
Tumbling Through My Tumbaburro by Jacinto Jesús Cardona	46	(1)
Calling All Chamacos! by Jacinto Jesús Cardona	47	(3)
amor
love by Gwylym Cano	50	(2)
amor
Fill My World with Music by Sandra Maria Esteves	52	(2)
Llena mi mundo con música
Your Eyes by Luis Alberto Ambroggio	54	(4)
Tus ojos
First Kiss by Raquel Valle Senties	58	(2)
El primer beso
El Parpadeo by Trinidad Sánchez, Jr.	60	(2)
El parpadeo
In Virginia Woods Near Leesburg by Claudia Quiróz Cahill	62	(4)
En los besques de Virginia cerca de Leesburg
Prom Poem for Jorge Barroso by Sandra M. Castillo	66	(4)
Poems de baile de graduación para Jorge Barroso
Upon Knowing You by Yeni Herrera	70	(2)
Al conocerte
Bilingual Love Poem by José Antonio Burciaga	72	(4)
Poem de amor bilingüe
family moments, memories
Tia Chucha by Luis J. Rodriguez	76	(6)
Tia Chucha
Martin and My Father by David Hernandez	82	(4)
Martin y mi padre
Dead Pig's Revenge by Michele Serros	86	(10)
La venganza del chancho muerto
At a Peach Orchard in Virginia by Claudia Quiróz Cahill	96	(4)
En una granja de duraznos en Virginia
The Piñata Painted with a Face Like Mine by Martin Espada	100	(4)
La piñata pintada con una cara como la mia
Saturdays Set Within Memory by Isaac Goldemberg	104	(2)
Sábado aferrado a la memoria
This Is for Mamacita by Willie Perdomo	106	(6)
Esto es para mamacita
victory
Triumph by Marjorie Agosin	112	(2)
El triunfo
In a Minute by Robert B. Feliciano	114	(2)
En un minuto
Piece by Piece by Luis J. Rodriguez	116	(2)
Pedazo a pedazo
Ode to the Tortilla by Gina Valdés	118	(4)
Oda a la tortilla
The Journey That We Are by Luis Alberto Ambroggio	122	(2)
El viaje que somos
Look to the Sun by Sandra Maria Esteves	124	(2)
Miro al sol
For Bert Corona by Trinidad Sánchez, Jr.	126	(1)
Glossary	127	(6)
Biographical Notes	133