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Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American.
Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such as Sandra Cisneros, Martín Espada, Gary Soto, and Ed Vega, and a very personal introduction by Oscar Hijuelos, this collection encompasses the voices of Latino America. By selecting poems about the experiences of teenagers, Carlson has given a focus to that rich diversity; by presenting the poems both in their original language and in translation, she has made them available to us all.
As you move from memories of red wagons, to dreams of orange trees, to fights with street gangs, you feel Cool Salsa's musical and emotional cross rhythms. Here is a world of exciting poetry for you, y tú también.
An acclaimed collection of poems about life in America by young Latinos--in a bilingual edition. Featuring an introduction by Oscar Hijuelos. Recipient of starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Review, Bulletin and Horn Book.
Editor's Note by Lori M. Carlson Introduction by Oscar Hijuelos
SCHOOL DAYS English con Salsa by Gina Valdés
Translating Grandfather's House
Traduciendo la casa de mi abuelo
Good Hot Dogs by Sandra Cisneros
Buenos Hot Dogs
A Puerto Rican Girl's Sentimental Education by Johnna Vega
La educación sentimental de una niña puertorriqueña
Learning English by Luis Alberto Ambroggio
Aprender el ingles
HOME AND HOMELAND Where You From? by Gina Valdés
Nothing More by Alfredo Chacón
Nada más
Brown Girl, Blond Okie by Gary Soto
Chica morena, campesina rubia
Why Do Men Wear Earrings on One Ear? by Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.
For Ray by Ana Castillo
Para Ray
Aquatic Show by Daniel Jácome Roca
Espectáculo acuático
A PROMISING FUTURE Why Am I So Brown? by Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.
Solidarity by Amado Nervo
Solidaridad
We Would Like You to Know by Ana Castillo
Nos gustaría que sepan
Return by Berta G. Montalvo
Volver
Love Poem for My People by Pedro Pietri
Poema de amor para mi gente
The Calling by Luis J. Rodríguez
El llamado
Glossary Biographical Notes
Overview
Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American.
Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan,...