Red Hot Salsa Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States

i think in spanishi write in englishi want to go back to puerto rico,but i wonder if my kink could livein ponce, mayagez and carolinatengo las venas aculturadasescribo en spanglishabraham in espaol--from "My Graduation Speech," by Tato LavieraA new collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of Cool SalsaTen years after the publication of the acclaimed Cool Salsa, editor Lori Marie Carlson has brought together a stunning variety of Latino poets for a long-awaited follow-up. Established and familiar names are joined by many new young voices, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos has written the Introduction. The poets collected here illuminate the difficulty of straddling cultures, languages, and identities. They celebrate food, family, love, and triumph. In English, Spanish, and poetic jumbles of both, they tell us who they are, where they are, and what their hopes are for the future.

Lori Marie Carlson is an editor, translator, and novelist who has concentrated on bringing Latino literature to American audiences. She is the editor of Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States and of Sol a Sol: Original and Selected Bilingual Poems.