Barrio Writers 9th Edition

Ramirez, Reyes

ISBN 10: 1622882156 / ISBN 13: 9781622882151

Published by Stephen F. Austin University Pre, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Barrio Writers 9th Edition
• Publisher: Stephen F. Austin University Pre
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1622882156
• ISBN 13: 9781622882151
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Barrio Writers 9th Edition brings an impressive breadth and depth of emotion and cultural insights which can’t be overstated. These readings are extraordinary because, together, the prose and poetry collected here by these bright young writers capture, almost all at once, what their lives are truly about, how their lives have been challenged, and yet, most importantly, how these youth almost always manage to triumph, through the very act of writing. The tough insights into their lives these writings bring come to us because of the profound understanding these youth have of how fragile their lives can be when the environments surrounding them fail to protect them and those they love. Interspersed throughout this volume are valuable writing prompts other young writers like those collected here can use to develop their own literacy and literary skills. Barrio Writers 9th Edition delivers powerful and exemplary poetic and prosaic testaments which should inspire others to tell of their lives in as impressive a style as found in this new volume—impressive because of their daring to write their way onto triumphant higher ground without ever leaving behind their cultural homes.

 

About the Author

REYES RAMIREZ is a Houstonian. In addition to having an MFA in Fiction, Reyes received the 2014 riverSedge Poetry Prize and the 2012 Sylvan Karchmer Fiction.