Gary Soto New and Selected Poems (Contemporary American Poetry, Poetry Books for Teens and Adults) |
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Author:
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ISBN: | 978-0-8118-0758-6 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1995 |
Publisher: | Chronicle Books LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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For over two decades, the award-winning poet and author Gary Soto has been offering his readers a vision that transcends the ordinary, making him one of today's most celebrated Chicano writers.
New and Selected Poems includes the best of his seven full-length collections, plus over 23 new poems previously unpublished in book form. From the charged, short-lined poems of Soto's early writing to an unflinching look at poverty and hard labor in California's Central Valley to the...
More DescriptionFor over two decades, the award-winning poet and author Gary Soto has been offering his readers a vision that transcends the ordinary, making him one of today's most celebrated Chicano writers.New and Selected Poems includes the best of his seven full-length collections, plus over 23 new poems previously unpublished in book form. From the charged, short-lined poems of Soto's early writing to an unflinching look at poverty and hard labor in California's Central Valley to the off-beat humor in his longer, more recent work,New and Selected Poems is a timely tribute to a brilliant writer whose work confirms the power of the human spirit to survive and soar.