Thirty-nine voices mingle like the currents of the great river, flowing into deep narrative resacas and rushing from lyrical reservoirs. Just as the Río Grande wends its way through basins, bosques, deserts, fields—so these poems, stories and essays explore the variegated quiltwork of border culture, streaming somberly through the darkness and coruscating in the light. Contributors include Robert Paul Moreira, Rob Johnson, Rachel Vela, Katherine Hoerth, José Hernández Díaz, Erika Garza, Edward Vidaurre, Christopher Carmona, Alejandro Cabada Fernández and Alan Oak, among many others.
Language
English
Pages
243
Format
Paperback
Publisher
VAO Publishing
Release
November 08, 2012
ISBN
0615723764
ISBN 13
9780615723761
Along the River 2: More Voices from the Rio Grande
Thirty-nine voices mingle like the currents of the great river, flowing into deep narrative resacas and rushing from lyrical reservoirs. Just as the Río Grande wends its way through basins, bosques, deserts, fields—so these poems, stories and essays explore the variegated quiltwork of border culture, streaming somberly through the darkness and coruscating in the light. Contributors include Robert Paul Moreira, Rob Johnson, Rachel Vela, Katherine Hoerth, José Hernández Díaz, Erika Garza, Edward Vidaurre, Christopher Carmona, Alejandro Cabada Fernández and Alan Oak, among many others.