Latin Night at the Pawnshop (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Martin Espada
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
The Poem
Martín Espada’s “Latin Night at the Pawnshop” is a short lyric poem of nine lines divided into two stanzas. The first stanza consists of merely three lines, while the second stanza consists of six. Under the title, Espada indicates that the poem is of a particular time and place by stating “Chelsea, Massachusetts/ Christmas, 1987.” The poem was inspired by a specific event, a specific vision. Espada happened to be passing the “Liberty Loan/ pawnshop” in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on the Thursday before Christmas, and a flood of images rushed into his...
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