Saturday, January 1, 2011

2000 - 2010: another lens for the question at hand

“I am interested in what titles come into our lives and become keepsakes to us, what titles become deeply important in our lives, not only as writers, but as thinking and feeling human beings, and hence, what titles we gift or pass along to others. I believe this is part of our lives and priorities as authors; what we read deeply affects us intellectually, culturally, artistically, and yes, spiritually. As well, don’t we form communities based upon these common responses to literature, art, cultural productions? I believe we do.”

Barbara Jane Reyes
December 24, 2010


I found Barbara Jane Reyes' statement useful the for question I'm inviting Latino and Latina poets to ponder:


What poem, or sequnce of poems,  or book of poems...did you encounter in the first ten years of this century that you find yourself returning to for inspiration and nourishment---and why


Letras Latinas Blog would like to hear from you.

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