Ecos de Poesía

Desde muy nina, en el ambiente en el cual creci, no se permitia opinar, ni quejarse. Nuestro padre siempre nos inculco la idea de que todo, se hacia como el, nos indicara. A mi no me gustaba esa idea, solo callaba y sufria en silencio por mi madre y mis hermanos. En mis dias mas dificiles, todo lo que me dolia y no me atrevia a expresar, lo escribia, hasta en bolsas de papel en forma de versos. [...] Since I was a young girl, and in the environment in which I grew, I was not allowed to give an opinion, or complain. My father inculcated the idea that things were to be done, as he said. I never ...

From poet, meditator, and speaker Yung Pueblo, comes a collection of poetry and prose that explores the movement from self-love to unconditional love, the power of letting go, and the wisdom that comes when we truly try to know ourselves.

al parecer, en este paradójico mundo, se nos permite odiar, pero no amar, a quien queramos. un sinsentido de la humanidad que destruye vidas y las empuja al vacío. esta es la historia de una de ellas, la de mi querido amigo abdul. n 41.419181, e 2.161675

Ranging in subject from the life of the barrio to affairs of the heart, these poems transform the myths, ethos, and distinctive language of the Chicano community into a deeply personal poetry. Francisco Santana builds upon the Hispanic tradition of the poet who speaks for his pueblo in an original way.