kathleen writes “This year, we will discuss and celebrate three decades of Latina Literature in the U.S. The “crossing over” of U.S. Latino/a literature into the awareness of the general American reader began in the 1980s with the publication of Sandra Cisneros’ “The House on Mango Street” by Arte Público.
On its 10-year anniversary, Latina Letters applauds Sandra Cisneros for helping to open the gates of the mainstream for many Latina writers to follow. Also participating in Latina Letters is a voice of the ’80s poet Lorna Dee Cervantes, who will read from her new work. For the decade of the ’90s we celebrate Pat Mora, Chicana poet extraordinaire, who opened the mainstream doors to Latina children’s literature. Representing the first decade of the 21st century are Alicia Gaspar de Alba and Cuban-American Ana Menéndez, two writers whose works explore both political and social issues in the form of fiction.
Latina Letters will be a forum for issues of literature, art, identity, ethnicity and gender, continuing as it has from the beginning to focus awareness on these important issues.
Gwendolyn DÃaz, Ph.D. Director, Latina Letters=See Latina Lista for more on a Latina woman’s perspective.”
Recent Comments