Red Beans

Selected as one of the best books of 1991 by Publishers Weekly. A blend of cultures and races, with inspirations ranging from Caribbean musical rhythms to Castillan and Moorish influences. Quirky and utterly lovely.--VLS This vigorous bilingual Latino troubador's poems and essays are 'a dance on the edges'.--Library Journal

Author: Victor Hernández Cruz
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: 07/01/1991
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.83h x 5.94w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780918273918

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/1991
Publishers Weekly 09/06/1991

About the Author
Cruz is a two-time World Heavyweight Champion poet featured in Bill Moyers' Language of Life series whose most recent collection, Maraca, was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall and Griffin Poetry Prizes. Five-years-old when he moved with his family from Puerto Rico to New York, Cruz now divides his time between Morocco, Puerto Rico, and the US.