187 REASONS MEXICANOS CAN'T CROSS THE BORDER: Undocuments 1971-2007.
Herrera, Juan Felipe.
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From Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 6, 1997
About this Item
SIGNED first edition - First printing, a trade paperback original. "A hybrid collection of texts written and performed on the road, from Mexico City to San Francisco, from Central America to central California, illustrated throughout with photos and artwork. Rants, manifestos, newspaper cutups, street theater, anti-lectures, love poems, and riffs tell the story of what its like to live outlaw and brown in the United States." Herrera who served as both California poet laureate and as US poet laureate from 2015-2017, was the child of migrant farmers and his early days in the fields of California have strongly shaped his work. In 2024, he received the MacArthur "genius award." SIGNED on the title page. 352 pp plus sources and more photographs. No indication of printing on copyright page but original price of 16.95 on rear cover. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Seller Inventory # 81005
Bibliographic Details
Title: 187 REASONS MEXICANOS CAN'T CROSS THE BORDER...
Publisher: San Francisco: City Lights Books, (2007)
Binding: Soft cover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
A hybrid collection of texts written and performed on the road, from Mexico City to San Francisco, from Central America to central California, illustrated throughout with photos and artwork. Rants, manifestos, newspaper cutups, street theater, anti-lectures, love poems, and riffs tell the story of what it’s like to live outlaw and brown in the United States.
Juan Felipe Herrera is a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. The author of twenty-one books, he is also a community arts leader and a dynamic performer and actor. He is the son of Mexican immigrants and grew up in the migrant fields of California.
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