Upper Volta by Stephen Rosenshein

Upper Volta by Stephen Rosenshein

Poetry. Latinx Studies. Translated by Stephen Rosenshein. Like an anthropologist doing fieldwork; in UPPER VOLTA Yanko Gonz lez collects language from street corners; grocery store aisles; cocktail hours; and historical sources; laying data bare with a poet's meticulous hand. In his findings; Gonz lez gives voice to the voiceless; and exposes the underbelly of our own biases--the ways in which they manifest in everyday language and collective consciousness. Originally published in Chile in 2007; UPPER VOLTA transcends borders and boundaries in its exploration of topics all too relevant in our current political climate. Like a mirror; it forces us to look head-on at the language of globalization and ethnocentrism and the changing tide of thought and culture within our own society.

Gonzalez, Yanko: - Yanko González is a poet and Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Universidad Austral de Chile. His works include de Metales Pesados; Héroes Civiles y Santos Laicos -entrevistas a escritores chilenos-; Alto Volta; Elabuga y Objetivo General. González also co-edited the poetry anthologies Carne fresca: poesía chilena reciente and ZurDos: Última poesía latinoamericana. In addition; his poems have appeared in multiple Chilean and Latin American Poetry anthologies; including Cuerpo plural: Antología de la poesía hispanoamericana contemporánea; The Alteration of Silence: Recent Chilean Poetry; and Ultima poesia chilena. In 2007; González received the Chilean Critics Award for the best poetry book for Alto Volta. His work has been translated into French; English; German and Dutch.

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ISBN 13	9781946433718
ISBN 10	1946433713
Title	Upper Volta
Author	Yanko González
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ugly Duckling Presse
Year published	2021-09-01
Number of pages	160
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