Books like Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings - An Anthology

MANY CULTURES * ONE WORLD"Boricua is what Puerto Ricans call one another as a term of endearment, respect, and cultural affirmation; it is a timeless declaration that transcends gender and color. Boricua is a powerful word that tells the origin and history of the Puerto Rican people."--From the IntroductionFrom the sun-drenched beaches of a beautiful, flamboyan-covered island to the cool, hard pavement of the fierce South Bronx, the remarkable journey of the Puerto Rican people is a rich story full of daring defiance, courageous strength, fierce passions, and dangerous politics--and it is a story that continues to be told today. Long ignored by Anglo literature studies, here are more than fifty selections of poetry, fiction, plays, essays, monologues, screenplays, and speeches from some of the most vibrant and original voices in Puerto Rican literature. Contents:Catharsis. Here by Sandra Maria EstevesTo the Persecuted by José de DiegoThe Sounds of Sixth Street by Martita MoralesA Letter to a Child Like Me by José TorresIt Is Raining Today by Sandra Maria EstevesHow to Know the Puerto Ricans by Jesus ColonIsland of Lost Causes by Esmeralda SantiagoHallelujahs by José de DiegoPuerto Rican Nationalism by Pedro Albizu CamposOn Recent Disturbances in Puerto Rico by Luis Muñoz MarinThe Boy Without a Flag by Abraham Rodriguez, Jr.Grand River of Loiza by Julia de BurgosThe "Lamento Borincano" by José Luis GonzálezThe Party (From Palante! Young Lords Party) by Pablo GuzmanLos Macheteros by Ronald FernandezDouble Allegiance by Rosario MoralesChild of the Americas by Aurora Levins MoralesAy Ay Ay, of the Kinky Negress by Julia de BurgosPuerto Ricans: Between Black and White by Clara E. RodriguezNigger-Reecan Blues by Willie PerdomoBlack and Latino by Roberto SantiagoBabylon for the Babylonians (From Down These Mean Streets) by Piri ThomasAfrican Things by Victor Hernandez CruzThe Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria by Judith Ortiz CoferA Mongo Affair by Miguel AlgarinPuerto Rican Obituary by Pedro PietriThe Konk by Piri ThomasThe Story of My Body by Judith Ortiz CoferTo Julia de Burgos by Julia de BurgosHangin' (Out) with the Homeboys by Joséph B. VasquezNiggerlips by Martin EspadaLittle Things Are Big by Jesus ColonThe Docile Puerto Rican - Literature and Psychological Reality by René MarquésThe American Invasion of Macun (From When I Was Puerto Rican) by Esmeralda SantiagoUrban reality. Monday Morning by Pedro Pietri"Looking Good" by Freddie PrinzeCarlito's Way by Edwin TorresShort Eyes by Miguel PiñeroPoppa Dio! by Reinaldo PovodBayaminina by Pedro Juan SotoRoots (From Palante! Young Lords Party) by Felipe LucianoI Became My Own Path by Julia de BurgosYoruba (From The Santeria Experience) by Migene Gonzalez -WipplerAunt Rosana's Rocker by Nicholasa MohrAerobics for Love by Ana Lydia VegaMalig; Malig & Sal; Sal. (From Dominoes and Other Stories from The Puerto Rican) by Jack AgüerosMy Old Flame by Ed MoralesHIV by Miguel AlgarinPoem for My Death by Julia de BurgosDedicated to Maria Rodriguez Martinez - February 24, 1975 by Lucky CienFuegosThe Freddie Prinze Story by Maria Graniela de PruetzelA Special Kind of Courage: Bernard Carabello by Geraldo RiveraLoiza Aldea by Victor Hernandez CruzRedemption. The Final Act by José de Diego