Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems On Being Young And Latino In The United States
Written by Lori Marie Carlson
Published by Henry Holt & Company
Ten 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.
Primary ISBN: 9780805076165
Available As: Hardcover
Young Adult, Age 15 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified (Hispanic/Latinx)
Themes: Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Bilingual Character, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Language, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States
Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: Immigrant, 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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