Chicano Blood Transfusion. By Edward Vidaurre

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Sometimes the grind of life in modern America sucks Latin@s dry: between the daily micro-aggressions and institutional racism, la gente find themselves drained of that essential chispa. At times like those, we need a Chicano blood transfusion like the one Edward Vidaurre injects straight into our souls in his most recent collection. So just lean back and let yourself be guided through the graffitied recesses of our collective barrio by one of the most important poets of deep South Texas, whose unique voice blends street, Beat, form and striking breadth.

Sometimes the grind of life in modern America sucks Latin@s dry: between the daily micro-aggressions and institutional racism, la gente find themselves drained of that essential chispa. At times like those, we need a Chicano blood transfusion like the one Edward Vidaurre injects straight into our souls in his most recent collection. So just lean back and let yourself be guided through the graffitied recesses of our collective barrio by one of the most important poets of deep South Texas, whose unique voice blends street, Beat, form and striking breadth.

Edward Vidaurre is an award-winning poet and author of numerous collections of poetry. He was the City of McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate (2018-2019), an inductee to the Texas Institute of Letters (2022), and publisher and director of FlowerSong Press. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Texas Observer, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other journals and anthologies. Vidaurre resides in McAllen, Texas with his wife and Bella.