American

In Tato Laviera's third collection, poems celebrate the array of stripes and colors making up the American people.
The poems of Tato Laviera are complex and engaging. Through his words, his spirit, his bilingualism and his dual identity Laviera offers the reader a celebration of life.

Tato Laviera has published several collections of poetry, including La Carreta Made a U-Turn (Arte Publico Press, 1979), Enclave (1981), and Mainstream Ethics (1988) He lives and works in New York City

"Celebrating Life: The AmeRican Poet Tato Laviera,"	p. 5
Ethnic Tributes
Book	p. 13
Intellectual	p. 15
Boricua	p. 16
Arab	p. 18
Black	p. 19
Chinese	p. 20
Cuban	p. 21
English	p. 23
Greek	p. 25
Irish	p. 26
Italian	p. 28
Jamaican	p. 29
Japanese	p. 30
Jewish	p. 31
Russian	p. 32
Spanish	p. 33
Mundo-world	p. 34
Values
Pueblo
Cafe	p. 39
Boyhood	p. 40
Negrito	p. 41
Abuelito	p. 42
Jibaro	p. 44
Ay bendito	p. 45
De pueblo	p. 46
Deporte	p. 47
Pai	p. 48
Nuyoricans
Three-way warning poem	p. 49
Pana	p. 50
Graffiters	p. 51
Grafiteros	p. 52
Nuyorican	p. 53
Asimilao	p. 54
Criollo story	p. 55
Craqueao	p. 57
Esquina dude	p. 58
Coqueta	p. 60
Enchula	p. 61
M'ija	p. 62
Brava	p. 63
Boda	p. 65
Puertorriquena	p. 67
Chorna	p. 68
Rituals
Thinking	p. 69
Talking	p. 71
Praying	p. 72
Dancing	p. 74
Politics
Political	p. 79
Commonwealth	p. 80
Dictador	p. 82
Revolutionary	p. 84
Popular	p. 86
Don luis munoz marin	p. 87
Don luis a. ferre	p. 88
Socialista	p. 90
Mari bras	p. 91
Licenciado don pedro albizu campos	p. 92
AmeRican	p. 94
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