187 Reasons Mexicanos Can't Cross the Border: Undocuments 1971-2007

A hybrid collection of texts written and performed on the road, from Mexico City to San Francisco, from Central America to central California, illustrated throughout with photos and artwork. Rants, manifestos, newspaper cutups, street theater, anti-lectures, love poems, and riffs tell the story of what it's like to live outlaw and brown in the United States.

Juan Felipe Herrera is a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. The author of twenty-one books, he is also a community arts leader and a dynamic performer and actor. He is the son of Mexican immigrants and grew up in the migrant fields of California.

Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Publisher: City Lights Books
Published: 11/01/2007
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.55h x 6.56w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780872864627

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/15/2008 pg. 101
Multicultural Review 06/01/2008 pg. 56
New York Times Book Review 08/10/2008 pg. 20

About the Author
Juan Felipe Herrera has received numerous awards and fellowships. The author of 21 books, including fourteen collections of poetry, prose, short stories, young adult novels and children's books, he is also a community arts leader, working with at-risk youth and migrant communities. He is also a dynamic performer and actor who has appeared on stage and in film.