Martín: &, Meditations on the South Valley (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: José Santiago Baca
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Adolescence, Native Americans or American Indians, Ethnic groups, Minorities, Orphans or orphanages, Latinos
Martín: &, Meditations on the South Valley consists of two long narrative poems that form a sequence: They relate the story of Martín, a generic or mythic poor Chicano. In writing these poems, Baca came into his own as a poet. Although the poems are somewhat prosy, particularly at narrative junctures, he manages his language well: Chicano folk life is described in memorable, original metaphors and diction (including some Chicano Spanish) that form pictures like punched art in old tin. His style has developed considerably since Immigrants in Our Own Land, becoming...
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