Cipota under the moon : poems /
In Cipota under the Moon, Claudia Castro Luna scores a series of poems as an ode to the Salvadoran immigrant experience in the United States. The poems are wrought with memories of the 1980s civil war and rich with observations from recent returns to her native country. Castro Luna draws a parallel...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English and Spanish. |
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San Fernando, California :
TiÌ?a Chucha Press,
[2022].
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| Summary: | In Cipota under the Moon, Claudia Castro Luna scores a series of poems as an ode to the Salvadoran immigrant experience in the United States. The poems are wrought with memories of the 1980s civil war and rich with observations from recent returns to her native country. Castro Luna draws a parallel between the ruthlessness of the war and the violence endured by communities of color in US cities. She shows how children are often the silent, unseen victims of state-sanctioned and urban violence. In lush prose poems, musical tankas and free verse, Castro Luna affirms that the desire for light and life outweighs the darkness of poverty, violence and war. Cipota under the Moon is a testament to the men, women and children who bet on life at all costs and now make their home in another language, in another place, which they, by their presence, change every day. |
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| Physical Description: | 118 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1882688619 9781882688616 |