Latino Poetry: the Library of America Anthology (LOA #382)

Now, in an unprecedented anthology edited by the poet and critic Rigoberto González, Library of America brings together more than 180 poets whose poems bear witness to the beauty and power of this vital and expanding tradition: its profound engagement with pasts both mythical and historical, its reckoning with the complexities of language, land, and identity, and its vision of a nation enriched by the stories of immigrants, exiles, refugees, and their descendants. There are a brilliant array of contemporary voices here as well, spinning out the tapestry of Latino poetry in daring new directions. Taking the measure of this current renaissance, the anthology culminates with the most comprehensive survey of twenty-first century Latino poetry yet published. Featured poets include: - José Martí - Julia de Burgos - Sandra Cisneros - Pedro Pietri - Juan Felipe Herrera - Jaime Manrique - Javier Zamora - Aracelis Girmay - Natalie Diaz - U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, and - 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner Brandon Som. This groundbreaking collection captures as never before the richness, diversity, and power of the Latino poetic imagination.