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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I was pleased to get a copy of The Elements of San Joaquin by Gary Soto. I enjoy poetry, but these seem very dark to me. I could not get into the feelings of the poems. I'm sure they are very meaningful to the author, but I enjoy things that are more uplifting. However, the writing is well done and very thought provoking. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. July 7, 2018 Chronicle Books LLC 680 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Re: The Elements of San Joaquin Friends at Chronicle Books, I am pleased to have received a gifted copy of Gary Soto’s new edition of The Elements of San Joaquin. I wish, however that I could have enjoyed it more. I read through it a couple of times and hoped to feel something but it didn’t move me like poetry does. These selected poems, although descriptive are not for every reader. I’d choose Avocado Lake if I had to decide which one made me stop to think. What I am typically looking for in poetry is to feel a connection, a similarity, a sense of attunement. Soto’s experiences are clearly personal to him. Best, ANS http://experiencesarelike.tumblr.com/ Instagram handle: experiencesarelike librarything ID: experiencesarelike The Elements of San Joaquin by Gary Soto is a beautiful, haunting collection of poems. Divided into three sections, these poems focus on different aspects. Part one is full of gritty poems illuminating the stark reality of the poor and disenfranchised. One of the most haunting among this section is 'The Morning They Shot Tony Lopez, Barber and Pusher Went Too Far’. For me, this is because, though circumstances may have differed, it brought memories of my cousin's murder. Part Two focuses on scenes of nature and agriculture. Yet, even here, there are echoes and shouts speaking to the futility of life. One of the most evocative is near the beginning of the section, and this is 'Weeds’, emphasising both that futility, as of the farmer trying tirelessly to be rid of weeds, and of life’s tenacity, for weeds are notoriously difficult to extinguish. The last part returns to human experience, looking back to a childhood fading. Highly recommended for all who enjoy well-wrought poetry. ***Many thanks to Netgalley and Chronicle Books for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Absolutely wonderful book. Have always been a fan of Gary Soto, and this book made me love his works even more. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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A timely new edition of a pioneering work in Latino literature, National Book Award nominee Gary Soto's first collection (originally published in 1977) draws on California's fertile San Joaquin Valley, the people, the place, and the hard agricultural work done there by immigrants. In these poems, joy and anger, violence and hope are placed in both the metaphorical and very real circumstances of the Valley. Rooted in personal experiences--of the poet as a young man, his friends, family, and neighbors--the poems are spare but expansive, with Soto's voice as important as ever. This welcome new edition has been expanded with a crucial selection of complementary poems (some previously unpublished) and a new introduction by the author. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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about farmworkers in the Fresno Republican: “The main thing about
the labor supply is to muleize it . . . The supreme qualities of the laborer
are that he shall work cheap and hard, have no union, have no ambitions
and present no human problems . . . Some sort of human mule, with the
hibernating qualities of a bear and the fastidious gastronomic tastes of
the goat, would be ideal, provided he is cheap enough.”
~ From the introduction
The Elements of San Joaquin by Gary Soto is a collection of poetry originally published in 1977. Soto, poet, essayist, and playwright, is the author of dozens of books. His New and Selected Poems was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.
Soto writes with simple words that carry deep personal meaning. Growing up in places like Fresno, Stockton and other places in the San Joaquin region brings a certain feeling of poverty, tradition, family, and a richness that develops from the three. Soto's writing of life in the 1950s and 1960s is one memory of a sometimes bleak existence without bitterness. When it's all you know it becomes the norm rather than impoverishment. Not having food and needing to hunt frogs or fish from the canal becomes an adventure with his brother. Nature seems to consist of ants and mice rather than animals most would think to remember. Working the land had a certain pride to it that meant something to those who worked the hoes. The environment no matter how harsh it seems is offset by growing up in a poisoned environment. The poison is manmade. DDT and other chemicals cover the fruit they pick and eat and it infiltrates the entire environment.
Soto's, work updated and revised, carries the message it did in the 1970s. He was a writer and in an almost forgotten term Chicano. His work is a tribute to those who worked the land and lived in poverty to provide food for those who lived a much better life. It is a tribute to the hard work, the loss, and the moments of joy in a simple life; moments that most would not find memorable or even special. Well constructed and well thought out poetry about those who are underappreciated in our society.
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