Tag Archives: Jimmy Santiago Baca

Singing at the Gates

From Jimmy Santiago Baca, “a poet whose voice, brutal and tender, is unique in America” (The Nation), a revelatory collection of new and previously…

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A Place to Stand

“The finest memoir I’ve read in I don’t know how long. It reminded me of the rawness of George Orwell combined with the human…

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The Importance of a Piece of Paper

“[Baca] continues to mine his experience, exploring conflicts between the rich traditions of Chicano culture and a modern world impatient with them. . ….

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Healing Earthquakes

“Jimmy Santiago Baca is a force in American poetry. Now, with Healing Earthquakes, he has accomplished its grand result in a book of brilliant…

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A Glass of Water

“This book is the best antidote around to the sorrowful, dehumanizing discourse on undocumented immigrants going on in Washington.” —Ilan Stavans

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C-Train and Thirteen Mexicans

“[Jimmy Santiago Baca] travels outward and inward as a Chicano in America, with all the complications that the identity entails. . . . [He…

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