La La Landia - Suárez, Priscilla Celina
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The borderlands of South Texas are the backdrop to this lively collection of poetry that explores the complexity of bridges, inviting readers to delve into the spaces between fronteras that connect and disconnect. Suarez shuffles through the vibrant music that inspired this book while recollecting the many rinconcitos of her beloved Rio Grande Valley. CautionTh is book was written by a pocha and will intentionallyinclude a lot of Tex-Mex spanglish and made-up words. If youread this book, please don't be annoyed by my pocha tongue.It is my language, and I made a choice.

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Produktbeschreibung
The borderlands of South Texas are the backdrop to this lively collection of poetry that explores the complexity of bridges, inviting readers to delve into the spaces between fronteras that connect and disconnect. Suarez shuffles through the vibrant music that inspired this book while recollecting the many rinconcitos of her beloved Rio Grande Valley. CautionTh is book was written by a pocha and will intentionallyinclude a lot of Tex-Mex spanglish and made-up words. If youread this book, please don't be annoyed by my pocha tongue.It is my language, and I made a choice.
Autorenporträt
Priscilla Celina (Lina) Suárez grew up in the borderlands of South Texas and was the 2015-17 McAllen Poet Laureate, where she had an opportunity to rediscover the many communities in the Rio Grande Valley. During her childhood, she lived surrounded by the farmlands of the then small colonia of Las Milpas, TX, where she fi rst heard many of the leyendas she shares in her book Cuentos Wela Told Me: Th at Scared the Beeswax Out of Me.Her poetry is a hybrid of rancheras, polkas, pop, rock, and músicainternacional. A past contributor to the American Library Association's YoungAdult Library Services magazine, she has previously authored the Texas StateLibrary's Bilingual Programs Chapter - allowing her an opportunity to gainexperience in writing poetry, rhymes, and tongue twisters for children andteens.She has shared her poetry in ¡Juventud!: Growing up on the Border andAlong the River III: Dark Voices from the Río Grande. In 2003, her work wasselected by Th e Monitor as Th e Best Poetry of the Year. You can learn moreabout her by visiting her website at www.pcsuarez.com.