Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. TUNALUNA is classic alurista: passionate, sensuous, and political. alurista's tenth book of poetry is a collection of 52 poems that takes us on a time trip through the first decade of the 21st century where he bears witness to the "Dubya" wars, terrorism, oil and $4 gallons of gas, slavery, and ultimately spiritual transformation and salvation. The "Word Wizard of Aztlan" is at his razor-sharp best, playing with his palabras as well as with our senses and sensibilities. alurista is a Xicano poet for the ages and a chronicler of la Nueva Raza Cózmica. With TUNALUNA he trumpets the return of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered-serpent of Aztec and Mayan prophecy, and helps to lead us out of war and into the dawn of a new consciousness and sun, el Sexto Sol, nahuicoatl, cuatro serpiente, the sun of justice.

Tunaluna

Literature & Fiction

Alurista

United States

Aztlan Libre Press

Nonfiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Native American Studies. Art. Trilingual Edition in Nahuatl, Spanish, and English. The 20 day signs included in the AZTEC CALENDAR COLORING BOOK are black and white computer-enhanced line drawings of the Aztec symbols representing Crocodile, Wind, House, Lizard, Serpent, Death, Deer, Rabbit, Water, Dog, Monkey, Grass, Reed, Jaguar, Eagle, Buzzard, Movement, Flint, Rain, and Flower. The simple, graphic designs of these symbols are perfect for coloring with crayons, markers,pencil colors, or oil pastels. It is a great artistic and linguistic tool that can be used bychildren of all ages, including adults, and it makes a fun, creative and educational gift.

Aztec Calendar Coloring Book: The 20 Day Symbols of the Aztec Calendar with their Names in Nahuatl, Espanol, and English

Children's Books

History

Literary Nonfiction. Native American Studies. Latino/Latina Studies. Philosophy. In INDIGENOUS QUOTIENT/STALKING WORDS, Gómez-Quiñones argues for readers to connect to the intellectual traditions of an ever-present American Indigenous civilization. With this new consciousness of lndigeneity, readers can better understand the intellectual and cultural heritage of all peoples in the Western hemisphere as a continuation of millennia of history and civilization. As such, Gómez-Quiñones demonstrates that Indigenous history is U.S. and Western hemisphere history and vice versa. A critical understanding of this is a necessary requirement for any useful understanding of the history of culture, politics, and economics in the Western hemisphere. Finally, Gómez-Quiñones's essays demonstrate the necessity of the fundamental Indigenous "belief in the interdependence of all life and life sources." This depicts the historic and present responsibility all humans have to each other and their environment.

Indigenous Quotient/Stalking Words: American Indian Heritage as Future

Politics & Social Sciences

Gόmez-Quiñones, Juan

Philosophy

Poetry. Asian American Studies. These 28 poems are Barbara Jane Reyes at her urban political and poetic best. Of the collection, M. Evelina Galang, author of HER WILD AMERICAN SELF and ONE TRIBE, writes: "Scribe of global soundscape, Reyes builds upon the heartbeat of literary and blood ancestors, feeding her 'mythic thirst for home' as she journeys back to cities devastated and torn by the politics of race, history, class and sexuality, greeting her like an outsider. And still, despite the cities' fall from grace, each gritty image, drawn on multiple languages and rhythms, is a love song, a reflection, a naming of the self. Bittersweet, powerful and precise, I adore this important book and the work of Barbara Jane Reyes." FOR THE CITY THAT NEARLY BROKE ME is the inaugural publication in Aztlan Libre Press's Indigenous Voices Series. The Indigenous Voices Series will publish important literary, artistic and cultural works by American Indians and other world indigenous voices.

For the City That Nearly Broke Me (Indigenous Voices)

Reyes, Barbara

Poetry

Native American Studies. Latino/Latina Studies. Trilingual Edition in Nahuatl, Spanish and English. NAHUALLIANDOING DOS: AN ANTHLOGOY IN NAHUATL, ESPAÑOL AND ENGLISH includes 28 poems by 19 poets from around the U.S., amongst them such veteran writers as Francisco Alarcón, Carlos Cumpián, Reyes Cárdenas, and Esmeralda Bernal. Other poets include María Cifuentes, Israel Haros López, Miguel ángeles, Adriana Alexander, Karen An-hwei Lee, Xanath Cáraza, Hector Chavana, Xico González, Scott Hernández, Luisa Leija, Marisol Picazo, Diana Noreen Rivera, Ken "Bluetown" Treviño, Adrianna Herrera and Michelle Zamora. Many of these writers are educators, scholars and professors; all are writers experimenting with languages, and broadening community.Right now with all of the "brown hysteria" going on in Arizona, the anti-immigrant sentiment, the doing away of the Mexican-American Studies program in Tucson, and the banning of Chican@ and other authors, it is more incumbent upon us as Xican@s to return to our American Indian culture and traditions, and as the Mayan concept of panche be explains: "buscar de raiz la verdad" (to search for truth at its root). We should go back to our roots to recover, or uncover, lost things, one of the most important being the native languages that were decimated and transformed by two "conquests": the Spanish and the United States. This publication continues the work of recovering the original language of the Mexica/Aztec people, Nahuatl, yet placing it in a contemporary Chicano spiritual, cultural, and literary context.All of the poems selected for this publication include all three languages: Nahuatl, Epañol and English. A glossary of Nahuatl words is also included. Printed on archival and acid free paper.

Nahualliandoing Dos: An Anthology of Poetry in Nahuatl, Espanol and English (Indigenous Voices)

Poetry. Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. "An epic of Chicano existence in the last half of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st, Reyes Cárdenas's work boldly depicts the outrageous ironies and wildly brutal truths of our humanity. Everyone is found here, from the Royal Chicano Air Force to Buddy Holly, and from Emily Dickinson to Gulliver to the S.S. Gloria Anzaldúa, and somehow they all confess honestly to each other in the unassuming genius of one of Aztlan's most prolific poets and most constant chroniclers.... These 372 poems, ranging from the experimental to the monumental, and one bawdy novella, represent a 40-year retrospective of the writings of one of this nation's most under-recognized poets. An almost stream-of-consciousness communal conscience transforms the reader and reveals that much of what has transpired around us is an attempt to look 'at this trafficking as poetic justice— / minus the poetry, of course, / and, maybe, even, minus the justice.' Riddled with historic and literary references, including the titles of works by Chican@ authors, this collection is a priceless opportunity for in-depth study, not just of the Chicano experience, but of a super-universe where the 'Plan Espiritual de Marte' exceeds the limits of time and ethnicity to help us truly comprehend our history, our present, and our future as well. A powerful and courageous poet."—Carmen Tafolla, Poet Laureate, City of San Antonio

Reyes Cardenas: Chicano Poet 1970-2010

Cardenas, Reyes

Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. In the tradition of testimonial poets raúlrsalinas, Carolyn Forché, Luís Rodriguez, Martín Espada, Roberto Vargas and other politically- engaged writers, B.V. Olguín has written a lyric testament to the resilience of the Cuban people and their revolutionary spirit that has inspired legions throughout the world to fight for justice. These poems explore the forty- five year history of the Venceremos Brigade, of which the author is a member, and their support of the Cuban Revolution's commitment to privileging people over profits. The poems bear witness to brigadista exhilaration at working alongside revolutionaries who fought with Che Guevara in Cuba, Africa and Latin America, meeting nurses, doctors and dentists returning from international missions in underdeveloped nations, and debating the responsibilities of intellectuals with American expatriates working and studying in Cuba. Olguín's poetry also examines profound contradictions emerging in the Special Period, the myriad cultural clashes and human frailties that emerge in collective contexts, as well as the true meaning of volunteer work and the role of art in society. Written in an engaging conversational style, the poems are rich in metaphor, deep in metaphysical meaning, and always grounded in the material realities of a revolutionary context where people must struggle daily to produce their own food and products while remaining prepared to repel another U.S. invasion.

At the Risk of Seeming Ridiculous: Poems from Cuba Libre

Olguín, B. V.

Poetry. Art. Latino/Latina Studies. Dedicated and addressed to the poet's grandfather, A CROWN FOR GUMECINDO is a heroic crown of sonnets that chronicles the first year of grief experienced due to the loss of the family patriarch. Through 15 linked sonnets, Guerrero offers readers a layered experience of the tender and often shocking revelations of grief. Visual artist and poet Maceo Montoya contributes 15 original paintings inspired by Guerrero's sonnets.

A Crown for Gumecindo

Guerrero, Laurie Ann

Arts & Photography

Literary Nonfiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Blurring the borders between literature, journalism, essay, history, memoir and short story, LAS NALGAS DE JLO is a non-fiction collection of columns, articles, reviews, and poems, most written by Renaud González between 1995-2005 when she was an independent columnist for the San Antonio Express. Divided into eight chapters with such provocative headings as "They Say I'm No Lady," "No Te Dejes/My Line in the Sand," "Pray For Us Women," "Forget the War, So We Can Remember It," and "Las Nalgas de JLo/JLo's Booty," each chapter begins with a previously unpublished poem. While most of the 61 columns and articles included in this book were published in the San Antonio Express, many were published in other national newspapers and magazines, and some were unpublished due to their content.

Las Nalgas de JLo/JLo's Booty: The Best & Most Notorious Calumnas & Other Writings by the First Chicana Columnist in Texas 1995-2005

Renaud Gonzales, Barbara

Poetry. Latinx Studies. Native American Studies. Women's Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Chicana Studies. THE CANCIÓN CANNIBAL CABARET &amp; OTHER SONGS is a hybrid manuscript experimenting with poetry at the intersection of performance. As a text, it is a collection of post-apocalyptic prose poems and poem songs "cannibalizing" knowledge from before the fall of civilization. In performance, THE CANCIÓN CANNIBAL CABARET is a Xicana punk rock musical--part concept album, part radio play. Set in a not-so-distant dystopian future, La Madre Valiente, a refugee raised under the oppressive State, studies secretly to become the leader of a feminist revolution. Her emissaries, Las Hijas de la Madre, roam the land spreading her story, educating others, and galvanizing allies. Inspired by current issues of social injustice, this multidisciplinary musical performance piece is a refugee, people of color, feminist, and LGBTQ+ call to action.

THE CANCIÓN CANNIBAL CABARET & OTHER SONGS

Ortiz, Amalia Leticia

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Aztlan Libre Press publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Aztlan Libre Press