The Fertile Rhythms Contemporary Women Poets of Mexico |
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| Editor:
| Miller, Yvette E.
Hoeksema, Thomas |
| Introduction by:
| Zaid, Gabriel |
| Foreword by:
| Crow, Mary |
| Translator:
| Enríquez, Romelia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-935480-44-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1990 |
| Publisher: | Latin American Literary Review Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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In candid, sensuous, and startlingly fresh poetic expressions, the 1980s women poets of Mexico represent a new, democratic era in their national poetry. Moving beyond the shadow of the male literary establishment, these new voices revitalize the contemporary scene in Mexico and assimilate the received poetic language of the Mexican tradition in original, and at times shocking, ways. These 22 women poets—most appearing for the first timein English translation—express an...
More DescriptionIn candid, sensuous, and startlingly fresh poetic expressions, the 1980s women poets of Mexico represent a new, democratic era in their national poetry. Moving beyond the shadow of the male literary establishment, these new voices revitalize the contemporary scene in Mexico and assimilate the received poetic language of the Mexican tradition in original, and at times shocking, ways. These 22 women poets—most appearing for the first timein English translation—express an imaginative and liberated female consciousness that enriches the Mexican literary landscape.