Description:
Along with an ample selection of each of their poetry, Other Musics features an artist statement by each poet, in which she discusses her work, her writing practice, how she became a writer, and her views on the purpose and mission of poetry in the contemporary world.
Brief description:
Cynthia Cruz is the author of five collections of poetry: Dregs, How the End Begins, Wunderkammer, The Glimmering Room, and Ruin. A recipient of fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, she teaches creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College.
Review Quotes: "Other Musics: New Latina Poetry is a brilliant and timely collection of contemporary voices. Enjoy the illuminating work of amazing writers--Ada Limón, Carmen Giménez Smith, Natalie Diaz, and Emmy Pérez, to name a few. Then engage with each poet's artist statement, a wonderful addition to this collection. Every lover of poetry should add this book to their library." --José Antonio Rodríguez, author of House Built on Ashes: A Memoir