Bibliograph

Cool salsa, bilingual poems on growing up Latino in the United States, edited by Lori M. Carlson ; introduction by Oscar Hijuelos

Type

Label

Cool salsa, bilingual poems on growing up Latino in the United States, edited by Lori M. Carlson ; introduction by Oscar Hijuelos

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cool salsa

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

29521422

Responsibility statement

edited by Lori M. Carlson ; introduction by Oscar Hijuelos

Series statement

An Edge book

Sub title

bilingual poems on growing up Latino in the United States

Summary

Poems celebrating Hispanic culture are the focus of this collection. Liberal sprinkling of Spanish words and phrases with some poems translated from one language to another make this an ideal anthology for both the English class and the bilingual ESL classroom. Topics for poems extend from hot dogs to learning English to the revolution in Nicaragua. What all of the selections have in common is the adolescent experience at the core of the poem

Table Of Contents

Editor's note / Lori M. Carlson -- Introduction / Oscar Hijuelos -- School days. English con salsa / Gina Valdes -- Translating grandfather's house ; Traduciendo la casa de mi abuelo / E.J. Vega ; translated from the English by Johanna Vega -- Good hot dogs ; Buenos hot dogs / Sandra Cisneros ; translated from the English by the poet -- A Puerto Rican girl's sentimental education ; La educacion sentimental de una nina puertorriquena / translated from the English by the poet / Johanna Vega -- Learning English ; Aprender el ingles / Luis Alberto Ambroggio ; translated from the Spanish by Lori M. Carlson -- Home and homeland. Where you from? / Gina Valdes -- Pig roast ; Asado de puerco / Sandra M. Castillo ; translated from the English by Eugenio Alberto Cano Correa -- Take me down to the Mexican moon ; Llevame a lo profundo de la luna mexicana / Christina Moreno ; translated from the English by Alexandra Lopez -- Dia de los muertos / Albelardo B. Delgado -- Domingo means scrubbing; El dominogos es dia de fregar / Alicia Gaspar de Alba ; translated from the English by the poet -- The changeling ; Transformacion / Judith Ortiz Cofer ; translated from the English by Johanna Vega -- My memories of the Nicaraguan Revolution ; Mis recuerdos de la revolucion nicaraguense / Eugenio Alberto Cano Correa ; translated from the English by Alexandra Lopez -- Memories. There's an orange tree out there ; Hay un naranjo ahi / Alfonso Quijada Urias ; translated from the Spanish by Darwin J. Flakoll -- Memories of Uncle Pety ; Recuerdos de tio Pety / Claudia Quiroz ; translated from the English by Maria Rosa Fort -- The secret ; El secreto / Pablo Medina ; translated from the English by Lyda Aponte de Zacklin -- Abuelito who ; Abuelito que / Sandra Cisneros ; translated from the English by Lyda Aponte de Zacklin -- An unexpected conversion ; Una conversion inesperada / Carolina Hospital ; translated from the English by Alexandra Lopez -- Hard times. The monster ; El monstruo / Luis J. Rodriguez ; translated from the English by Lori M. Carlson -- Bato loco! / Ramon del Castillo -- "Race" politics ; Politica "racial" / Luis J. Rodriguez ; translated from the English by Lori M. Carlson

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor