Red Beans - Paperback

by Victor Hernández Cruz (Author)

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 Biography

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.