Green Chile (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: José Santiago Baca
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Meditation/ode
- Genres: Poetry, Ode, Meditation
The Poem
Jimmy Santiago Baca begins “Green Chile” with a distinctly personal statement that establishes his intimate experience with one of the staples of southwestern American cuisine, then expands his meditation on the significance of the chile pepper in the life of the residents of that region throughout the poem. In a conversational address to the reader, Baca declares his preference for “red chile over [his] eggs” in the introductory section of the poem, the first of three parts which convey the poet’s lifelong involvement with an agricultural item that has a...
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