Poetry Like Bread contains poems by nearly forty poets published by the Curbstone Press during the last twenty years. These poets are probably unlike any you have studied. Their engagement with everyd
In her second full-length poetry collection, Miracle Marks, activist Purvi Shah charts women’s status through pointed explorations of Hindu iconography and philosophy and powerful critiques of A
Elvira Sánchez-Blake's shattering testimonial novel, Spiral of Silence, breaks thirty-year silences about the traumatizing impact of Colombia's civil war, and centers on the experiences
The Place of Stones is Ali Hosseini’s newly translated fi rst novel, his second book to appear in English. In it, he paints a vivid portrait of Sangriz, a village in the southern part of Iran wh
Lolas’ House tells the stories, in unprecedented detail, of sixteen surviving Filipino “comfort women.” During World War II more than 1,000 Filipino women and girls were kidnapped by
Wild Mustard, an anthology of prizewinning short fiction by contemporary Vietnamese writers, throws into relief the transformations of self and place that followed Vietnam’s turn toward a market econo
In Filthy Labors, Lauren Schmidt draws on personal observations from her position as a poetry teacher at a shelter for homeless mothers, as well as her own roles as daughter and sister through times o
2006 Independent Publisher Book Award for Story Teller of the Year In this updated edition of Ana Castillo’s celebrated novel in verse, featuring a new introduction by Poet Laureate of Texas Carmen
Chilean poet Raul Zurita has long been recognized as one of the most celebrated and important voices from Latin America. His compelling rhythms combine epic and lyric tones, public and most intimate t
The ferocious acumen with which the award-winning poet Martin Espada attacks issues of social injustice in Zapata’s Disciple makes it no surprise that the book has been the subject of bans in both Ari
A Map of Signs and Scents is a collection of sixty poems by an acclaimed poet whose life and work span Middle Eastern and Western worlds, centuries past and the vivid present, the sweep of history and
“This is Nobel-quality writing, an international author with a mature style telling a story to the peak of his capacity. The English language needs more of it.”—The TelegraphFrom the winner of the 200
Beginning in Vietnam shortly after the end of the American War and ending sometime in the 21st century, this 8th volume of Curbstone's Voices from Vietnam Series follows the life of Nguyen Thi My Tie
Naomi Ayala’s poems explore wide-ranging themes in an ever-changing landscape—from the city streets to the introspective solace of the woods. These lyrics deconstruct the political world of man, offer
Marble Mountain reads like a detective story as the protagonist, Kiet Hallam, an adopted daughter of African American and Vietnamese descent, searches for her true identity. Set in both America and V
It's 1991 and marine reservist Anthony Bravo returns from the first Gulf War to the waiting arms of Lily Engels, the feisty orphan raised in his home. As their childhood affection flames into passiona
Baghdad, Mon Amour is a memoir by Salah Al Hamdani centered on his imprisonment under Saddam Hussein, his subsequent exile in France for more than thirty years, and his emotional return to Baghdad and
1907. Leon, Nicaragua. During a tribute which he delivers during his triumphal return to his native city, Ruben Dario writes on the fan of a little girl one of his most famous poems, "Margarita, How
My Daughter's Eyes and Other Stories, winner of the 2007 Marmol Prize, is a collection of fourteen interrelated stories about young Dominican women living in the Bronx as they deal with the choices th
America's Child is the story of the journey of a child of first-generation immigrant parents from a working-class neighborhood in Philadelphia to the mythic avenues of 1940s Hollywood, through the tra
Stunning, highly original poems that celebrate the richness of the author's multicultural tradition, Teeth explores loves, wars, wild hope, defiance, and the spirit of creativity in a daring use of la
Closed for Repairs is a series of eleven vignettes that depict Cuban ingenuity in the face of urban problems. Each solution is framed with humor and irony and gives a glimpse of life on the Island to
The author, a Roman Catholic priest from Wyoming, moved to one of the poorest barrios of Caracas, Venezuela in 1985. It was from there that he witnessed the momentous social and political events that
The poetry in Terrestrial Music has been inspired by Pablo Neruda, Thomas McGrath, Muriel Rukeyser, and MartA-n Espada. In lyrics that explore issues that affect our daily lives, such as ecology, geno
Community college teacher Nicholas Baran struggles to expose the contamination by industrial pollution which he believes produced fatal cancers in himself and others. Like Dr. Stockman in Ibsen's pla
What do I feel? asks the narrator, Nora Garcia, as she returns to a Mexican village she has not seen in years to attend the funeral of her ex-husband, a famous pianist who has died of a heart attack.
My Nature Is Hunger is the first poetry collection in five years by the major award-winning Latino author, Luis Rodriguez. It includes selections from his previous books, Poems Across the Pavement, T
In War Movies, Wayne Karlin returns to Vietnam to work on the Vietnamese film, Song of the Stork, in which young Vietnamese film-makers tried to recreate their parents' war. And Karlin makes a second
Jon Andersen's debut book of poems, Stomp and Sing, illuminates the concerns and aspirations of the new working-class generation. Andersen's image-studded lyrics about work, love, family and class str
In this wide-ranging collection of lyrics, dealing with such themes as family, love, racism, and war, E. Ethelbert Miller sets his scenes against the backdrop of the stark realities of contemporary li
Crossing the River presents a wide range of Nguyen Huy Thiep's short fiction, both realistic stories in contemporary settings and retellings of folk myths that serve as contemporary parables. When Thi
Marci Cruz wants God to do two things: change her into a boy, and get rid of her father. What Night Brings is the unforgettable story of Marci's struggle to find and maintain her identity against all
The Time Tree is a collection of poems by a poet born into poverty and tempered in the crucible of war, who devoted himself to rigorous study to become one of the leading intellectuals and poets of Vi
Art on the Line is a collection of essays by writers and artists speaking about where their social commitment and their art intersect. That is, these essays illuminate the aesthetics of "engaged liter
In this epic poem, Cardenal explores Latin American history by relating the evolution of the universe to the development of human understanding. Throughout, Cardenal blends the visible and the invisib
The winner of the 2002 Miguel Marmol Prize explores an array of identity issues in the Latino community in a debut collection of eleven intriguing tales of characters struggling to fit into American c
This bilingual edition, Six Vietnamese Poets, brings together for the first time the works of six writers who came to maturity during the American War in Vietnam, three men and three women. What will
Return of the River presents a wide selection of Roberto Sosa's poetry in superb translations by JoAnne Engelbert. Born in Yoro, Honduras in 1930 into a poor family, Roberto Sosa had to struggle hard
Maroon is the debut collection of Haitian-American poet Danielle Georges who writes of the pain of exile, the beauty of nature, and the delights of love in highly rhythmic, highly original language. T
Open Gate is the first bilingual volume of Haitian Creole poetry published in English. Seven years in the making, this anthology is the result of the dedication of its editors and translators, Paul La
