Chicano Poet

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Of Famous Chicano Poets

"Chicanos were crossing
the Bering land-bridge
long before

any white man
accidentally discovered America,
the arrowheads

have barrio written
all over them." Henry insists.
When he finishes his lecture

he answers questions.
"Did that chicano culture
leave any written literature?"

asked an English-speaking-only Hispanic.
"Few examples of their writing
have survived, unfortunately,

a few lines of poetry
here and there,
but not much else." Henry

shook his head sadly.
Pyramids of chicano labor dotted the State of Texas
and the stagecoach traversed between them.

2 Comments:

At 12:40 AM, Blogger Lorna Dee Cervantes said...

This is an amazing poem. Could I clip it? Maybe pass it on to an ezine I'd like to host in the near future....

So good to find poetry from one of the most brilliant.

Love this Sala.

 
At 12:41 AM, Blogger Lorna Dee Cervantes said...

This is an amazing poem. Could I clip it? Maybe pass it on to an ezine I'd like to host in the near future....

So good to find poetry from one of the most brilliant.

Love this Sala.

 

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