Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States - Lori Marie Carlson

\n \ni think in spanish \ni write in english\n \ni want to go back to puerto rico, \nbut i wonder if my kink could live \nin ponce, mayag ez and carolina\n \ntengo las venas aculturadas \nescribo en spanglish \nabraham in espa ol\n \n--from My Graduation Speech, by Tato Laviera\n \nA new collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of Cool Salsa\n \nTen 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. \n \nThe 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.\n