The Concrete River
Poems
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Curbstone Press,U.S.
Published:30th Jul '95
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Winner of the Pen Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, The Concrete River’s poems illuminate the gritty idiosyncrasies of immigrant life in urban barrios spanning Los Angeles to Chicago to Harlem. Luis J. Rodríguez lends powerful voices to those struggling to keep the gas on, to find work, and to keep love. Populated by a vibrant cast of characters, ranging from the drugged, to the eccentric, to the heartbroken, Rodríguez’s poems protest capitalism, violence, and exploitation while reveling in the potential of compassion.
1991 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence
“This poetry is of the barrio yet stubbornly refuses to be confined in it—Rodríguez's perceptive gaze and storyteller's gift transport his world across neighborhood boundaries.”—Publisher’s Weekly|“What makes Luis Rodríguez’s poetry attractive is not its raw honesty but rather the lyrical beauty that suddenly emerges at unpredictable moments. There are lines that bloom like the flowers he is always making reference to.”—The American Poetry Review|"The poetry is of the barrio yet stubbornly refuses to be confined in it—Rodriguez's perceptive gaze and storyteller's gift transport his world across neighborhood boundaries."
—Publisher's Weekly
ISBN: 9780915306428
Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
Weight: 333g
125 pages