Maraca: New & Selected Poems 1966-2000 - Paperback

by Victor Hernández Cruz (Author)

A colorful, percussive collection spanning thirty-five years.

At the age of nineteen Victor Hernández Cruz exploded onto the national poetry scene with his dazzling debut, Snaps. Maraca: New and Selected Poems 1965-2000 is a sumptuous collection representing over thirty-five years of poetic evolution from one of America's most exhilarating poets, featuring work from long out-of-print works, including Papo Got His Gun, Snaps, Mainland, Tropicalization, By Lingual Wholes, and Rhythm, Content & Flavor.

Author Biography

Victor Hernández Cruz is the author of several collections of poetry including The Mountain in the Sea and In the Shadow of Al-Andalus. Featured in Bill Moyers's Language of Life series, Cruz's collection Maraca was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall and Griffin Poetry Prizes. He divides his time between Morocco and his native Puerto Rico.