Gentefication (Four Way Books Levis Prize in Poetry)

Antonio de Jesús Là pez

ISBN 10: 1945588969 / ISBN 13: 9781945588969

Published by Four Way Books September 2021, 2021

About this Item

used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners somewhat bumped. light scuffing to covers, bottom edge of text block may be lightly discolored from shelfwear. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Seller Inventory # 1359973

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gentefication (Four Way Books Levis Prize in Poetry)
• Publisher: Four Way Books September 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1945588969
• ISBN 13: 9781945588969
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: VG
• Seller catalogs:
  • poetry

About this title

Synopsis

“Gentefication” nuances Latinidad as not just an immigration question, but an academic one. It deals with Latinx death not as the literal passing
of bodies, but as first tied with language. It asks, what are the hauntings of a tongue that is repeatedly told, ‘one must learn English in order to succeed in this country’? What is the psychological trauma deployed not by right-wing bigots, but of white liberal institutions that give scholarships to Latinx students, but nevertheless prop up white supremacy by viewing their payments as charity? How do Latinx students become complicit in this tokenizing? “Gentefication” wrestles with this ‘survivor’s guilt’ of higher education, of feeling as if you’re the only one among your homies that ‘made it.’ And in an American moment dealing with scandals across multiple universities this work is a timely intervention that advocates for first-generation audiences, for readers of color, and for all those vested in the protracted struggle for our fair shot.

About the Author

Antonio de Jesús Lopéz is the winner of the Four Way Books Levis Poetry Prize, selected by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gregory Pardlo. He is a member of the East Palo Alto, California City Council.