"This is a major book for the field of contemporary Latin American poetry, original in its scope, depth, and breadth...It is a showcase of recent currents of expression in Latin America." Jacobo Sefam
Poetry began as a spoken art and remains one to this day, but readers tend to view the poem on the page as an impenetrable artifact. This book examines the performance of poetry to show how far beyond
Nine American academics contribute ten chapters demonstrating the various ways that teachers in the U.S. practice cultural studies to impart the language, history, and cultural production of Latin Ame
