Working in the dark : reflections of a poet of the Barrio

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Working in the dark : reflections of a poet of the Barrio

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Red Crane Books, c1992

  • : cloth
  • : paper

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Description

Baca passionately explores the troubled years of his youth, from which he emerged with heightened awareness of his ethnic identify as a Chicano, his role as a witness for the misunderstood tribal life of the barrio, and his redemptive vocation as a poet.

Table of Contents

  • Lock & Key
  • Working the Dark
  • Portals of Poetry
  • Chicanismo: Destiny and Jazz Riffs
  • Journeys: Gleanings from a Poet's Journals
  • Glossary of Spanish Terms.

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