The poems in this manuscript are a sociopolitical, cultural conglomeration of thoughts, reflections, observations, and experiences. As a first generation Puerto Rican, the privilege of a college educa
Simultaneously clear yet mythically transcendent, the poems in Heart’s Migrationspeak power in a woman’s voice. Rodriguez unmasks the human heart in its many beguiling and compelling forms: passion, o
In the 1960s, the live of black children were shaped by the glittery specter of Motown--a world of furious flash, undeniable glamour, and impossible romantic ideals. Some discovered the truth before i
Prison writing has a long and illustrious history in the United States?home of the modern correctional system. In the first decade of the 21st century, this country also garnered the distinction of ha
Frozen Accident is a long poem and, echoing Dante, its primary section "Nezahualcoyotl in Mictlan" narrates a trip to hell. Yet, Mictlan is not quite the Inferno. For Alfred Arteaga the plac
Tia Chucha Press is proud to reprint Elizabeth Alexander’s ?Body of Life,” first published in 1996 and a collection that stands as a testament to the well-wrought line with the deeply threaded element
