Tag: Vincent Cooper
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podcast recs
Hello again! Working my way back into this space after summer teaching. Had a blast, always do, but I’ve been going through a lot for a long time, as everyone has. Happy to have a little more flexibility around chipping away at the todo list. One of the sources of reprieve has been listening to…
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one more from Vincent Cooper
In my recent microreview & interview of Vincent Cooper’s Zarzamora (Jade Publishing, 2019), I spoke about Cooper’s ability to tap into lyricism that catalogues and captures through immersive narrative. When the subject is family, loss, and memory, taking one’s time with the weight of each detail is necessary and instructive. What matters ultimately, though, is what is…
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microreview & interview: Zarzamora by Vincent Cooper
review by José Angel Araguz Vincent Cooper’s Zarzamora: Poetry of Survival (Jade Publishing, 2019) is a collection grounded in the great traditions of Chicano poetry. These poems recall the immersive narratives of Jimmy Santiago Baca and Luis J. Rodriguez along with the image-driven lyricism of Gary Soto’s early work. What sets Cooper’s work apart is the distinct…
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