Hey Yo ! Yo Soy! 40 Years Of Nuyorican Street Poetry, A Bilingual Edition
Description:... HEY YO ! YO SOY! 40 YEARS OF NUYORICAN STREET POETRY, A
BILINGUAL EDITION (English/Spanish) is a 386-page collection, comprised of
three previously published books, "Casting Long Shadows" (1970),
"Have You Seen Liberation" (1971), and "Street Poetry & Other
Poems" (1972), consist of stories about growing up Puerto Rican in New
York City’s El Barrio. Melendez has long been considered one of the founders of
the Nuyorican Movement and the political, intellectual and linguistic topics he
approaches in his work remain extremely relevant to this day. Forward by Samuel
Diaz and Carmen M. Pietri-Diaz; Translator's notes by Adam Wier; Introduction
by Sandra Maria Esteves; and Afterword by Jaime "Shaggy" Flores. Also includes historical photos of and an
in-depth interview of Melendez. HEY YO! YO SOY! 40 YEARS OF NUYORICAN STREET
POETRY, A BILINGUAL EDITION is a collection to be devoured as a single
sustained narrative, from the first page to the last; a worthy addition in
anyone’s library.
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