Working in the Dark: Reflections of a Poet of the Barrio: Reflections of a Poet of the Barrio

by Jimmy Santiago Baca

Book Overview

Baca passionately explores the troubled years of his youth, from which he emerged with heightened awareness of his ethnic identify as a Chicano, his role as a witness for the misunderstood tribal life of the barrio, and his redemptive vocation as a poet.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878610082
• ISBN13: 9781878610089
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Museum of NM Press/Red Crane Books
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Just great again!

Jimmy Santiago Baca talks about his film Blood in Blood Out Bound By Honor. I consider him on the best Chicano Authors of our Time!

Reflections of a Poet of the Barrio

Jimmy Baca attempts to talk about his life and his poetry! If you own this book, get the movie, Blood in Blood Out Bound By Honor!

A Tremendous Novel of Great Importance!

Jimmy Santiago Baca's "Working in the Dark" is a novel of extreme importance. Baca gives life and voice to imprisoned people who because of their ethicity, language, culture, and imprisonment have ben reducaed to cultural and social marginality by the dominant white culture and by those foriegn to Southwestern culture. "Voices From the Dark" is a must read for students of Chicano culture and the Southwest. It is a modern classic which may not be realized as such for decades to come!