Goodbye, Mexico: Poems of Remembrance |
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Contribution by:
| Adkins, Paul David Anhalt, Diane Araguz, José Ángel Bedell, Jack B. Bertrand, Diane Gonzales Birkelbach, Alan Bowels, David Bradley, Jerry Caden, Augustin Carl-Klassen, Abigail Cortez, Sarah Craven, Sherry Dahl, Carolyn Daniels, Jim Davis, Margo Espada, Martín Flannery, Maureen Tolman Forster, Christa Hoggard, James Howells, Ann Humber, Elizabeth Jones, Lois P. Kingston, Kate Krohn, A. M. Ludwin, Peter Mares, Tony Mariani, Paul Markowitz, Kathleen Mayo, C. M. McCann, Janet Mendoza, Celeste Guzman O'Luanaigh, Erin Reposa, Carol C. Rios, Alberto Seale, Jan Serpas, Martha Smith, Loueva Strickland, Seth Stromberg, Sandi Studdard, Melissa Thomas, Larry D. Varn, C. Derick Watson, Randall Welch, Germaine Wright, Patrick Allen Yook, Rebecca Young Eunn morton, karla k. |
Editor:
| Cortez, Sarah |
ISBN: | 978-1-68003-004-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
Publisher: | Texas Review Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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That Mexico has been irrevocably altered by illegal human trafficking and drug cartel violence is indisputable. Together with other complex dynamics of the current century, such as globalization, the failing middle class, and the disrupted tourist industry, this beloved country has changed almost beyond recognition. Many on both sides of the border grieve the loss of the Mexico that was, particularly the Mexico that existed during the last half of the Twentieth century. This loss...
More DescriptionThat Mexico has been irrevocably altered by illegal human trafficking and drug cartel violence is indisputable. Together with other complex dynamics of the current century, such as globalization, the failing middle class, and the disrupted tourist industry, this beloved country has changed almost beyond recognition. Many on both sides of the border grieve the loss of the Mexico that was, particularly the Mexico that existed during the last half of the Twentieth century. This loss engenders memory; memory engenders poems.