Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems [With CD]

Name: Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems [With CD]
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ISBN: 9780816527038

by Juan Felipe Herrera

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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and the PEN/Beyond Margins Award

For nearly four decades, Juan Felipe Herrera has documented his experience as a Chicano in the United States and Latin America through stunning, memorable poetry that is both personal and universal in its impact, themes, and approach. Often political, never fainthearted, his career has been marked by tremendous virtuosity and a unique sensibility for uncovering the unknown and the unexpected. Through a variety of stages and transformations, Herrera has evolved more than almost any other Chicano poet, always re-inventing himself into a more mature and seasoned voice.

Now, in this unprecedented collection, we encounter the trajectory of this highly innovative and original writer, bringing the full scope of his singular vision into view. Beginning with early material from A Certain Man, the volume moves through thirteen of Herrera's collections into new, previously unpublished work. Serious scholars and readers alike will now have available to them a representative set of glimpses into his production as well as his origins and personal development. The ultimate value of bringing together such a collection, however, is that it will allow us to better understand and appreciate the complexity of what this major American poet is all about.

Publisher:: University of Arizona Press
ISBN:: 9780816527038
Binding:: Paperback
Pages:: 336
Authors:: Juan Felipe Herrera
Published Date:: 2008-07-17
Language:: English

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About Juan Felipe Herrera

The 21st Poet Laureate of the United States, Juan Felipe Herrera served from 2015 to 2017 as the first Latino to hold the position. Born in Fowler, California, to Mexican migrant farmworkers, he earned a BA from UCLA, an MA in social anthropology from Stanford University, and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His collection Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems (University of Arizona Press, 2008) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, shared that year with August Kleinzahler. He served as California Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2015 and is professor emeritus at California State University, Fresno.

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