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I am not ane to relish poetry, but I loved this drove of poems. Baca captures the essence of New Mexico as a place and a people in such an evocative fashion that it helps me experience there even from this distance.

February 22, 2014 Meg Tuite rated it information technology was astonishing

I of my favorite poets! Baca is a phenomenon that you must feel. Option a collection of his or his autobiography and read it! You will be transformed!

Aug 12, 2008 Zach rated it liked it

The argument this book caused in my "Environmental Poesy" class was priceless. The argument this book acquired in my "Ecology Poetry" class was priceless. ...more

Aug 16, 2007 Sharon rated it liked it

I actually like his poesy. I've heard him speak several times at conferences, and he'due south every bit real equally his poems. A new voice for minorities. I really like his poesy. I've heard him speak several times at conferences, and he'south as real as his poems. A new voice for minorities. ...more

Jun sixteen, 2011 Craig Werner rated information technology really liked it

JSB does a great job capturing the feel of the Southwest--landscape, history, culture--with a fundamental and appropriate focus on the Chicanx communities of northern New Mexico. His voice is deceptively calm, nigh chatty, simply opening up into moments of intense lyrical insight. And his tribute to his friend El Sapo is one of the best extended character sketches in recent decades. Other favorites; Drawing Low-cal, A God Loosened, Sweetness Revenge, What'due south Existent and What'southward Not, Choices, Family Tree, Work Westward JSB does a peachy job capturing the feel of the Southwest--landscape, history, culture--with a central and advisable focus on the Chicanx communities of northern New Mexico. His vocalization is deceptively calm, almost chatty, but opening up into moments of intense lyrical insight. And his tribute to his friend El Sapo is ane of the best extended grapheme sketches in recent decades. Other favorites; Drawing Light, A God Loosened, Sweet Revenge, What'south Real and What'south Non, Choices, Family Tree, Work We Hate and Dreams We Love.

A few lines from El Sapo to requite you a sense of the flavor:

He loved testing man's hope
man's organized religion in himself to exist mettlesome.
To him, loyalty was half of life.
The other one-half was breaking boundaries,
pushing extremes,
chancing the keen hovering darkness
of the unknown.

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When I was around y'all
darkness stilled in me,
and I'd get lost in all the liberty.
My words with you had to be honest,
strike sparks off the two pieces of flint
we were.

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Jul 21, 2008 Stephanie Allen rated it it was ok

Recommended to Stephanie by: Tiffany Brook

A agglomeration of poems that weren't very interesting and didn't actually read like poetry in my stance. A bunch of poems that weren't very interesting and didn't really read like poetry in my opinion. ...more

Nov 27, 2020 Ray rated information technology liked it

This is pretty standard poetic fare, aught really remarkable. I was expecting more but ultimately I didn't enjoy information technology as much as I would have liked. This is pretty standard poetic fare, nothing really remarkable. I was expecting more but ultimately I didn't enjoy it equally much as I would accept liked. ...more than