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Martín & Meditations on the South Valley

Title
Martín & Meditations on the South Valley / Jimmy Santiago Baca ; introduction by Denise Levertov.
Author
Baca, Jimmy Santiago, 1952-
Publication
  • New York : New Directions Books, [1987]
  • ©1987

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Additional Authors
  • Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997
  • Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
  • Strohbach, Hermann (Designer)
  • New Directions Publishing, publisher.
  • James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Description
xviii, 104 pages; 21 cm.
Summary
"Fiercely moving, the two long narrative poems of Martin & Meditations on the South Valley revolve around the semi-autobiographical figure of Martin, a mestizo or 'detribalized Apache.' Abandoned as a child and a long time on the hard path to building his own family, Martin at last finds his home in the stubborn and beautiful world of the barrio... Jimmy Santiago Baca 'writes with unconcealed passion,' Denise Levertov states in her introduction, 'but he is far from being a naive realist; what makes his writing so exciting to me is the way in which it manifests both an intense lyricism and that transformative vision which perceives the mythic and archetypal significance of life-events'"--Back cover.
Series Statement
  • New Directions paperbook ; 648
  • NDP648
Uniform Title
New Directions paperbook ; NDP648.
Alternative Title
  • Martín and Meditations on the South Valley
  • Martín
  • Meditations on the South Valley
Subjects
Genre/Form
Poetry.
Note
  • "First published clothbound and as New Directions paperbook 648 in 1987" -- title page verso.
  • "Throughout the poems phrases and passages of Chicano Spanish appear. A two-part glossary at the back of the book provides their English translations" -- note preceding table of contents.
  • "A New Directions book" -- title page.
  • "New Directions Books are published for James Laughlin by New Directions Publishing Corporation" -- title page verso.
Indexed In (note)
  • Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin
Binding (note)
  • bound in publishers' paperback binding, cover designed by Hermann Strohbach.
Call Number
JFD 88-9911
ISBN
  • 0811210316
  • 9780811210317
  • 0811210324
  • 9780811210324
LCCN
87010983
OCLC
15550276
Author
Baca, Jimmy Santiago, 1952- author.
Title
Martín & Meditations on the South Valley / Jimmy Santiago Baca ; introduction by Denise Levertov.
Publisher
New York : New Directions Books, [1987]
Copyright Date
©1987
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
New Directions paperbook ; 648
NDP648
New Directions paperbook ; NDP648.
Indexed In:
Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin, page 119
Binding
Copy in Berg Coll 22-536 bound in publishers' paperback binding, cover designed by Hermann Strohbach. NN
Local Note
Copy in Berg Coll 22-536 acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.
Added Author
Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997, author of introduction.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, publisher.
Strohbach, Hermann (Designer), cover designer, bookjacket designer.
New Directions Publishing, publisher.
Javitch, Leila Laughlin, donor.
Javitch, Daniel, donor.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, former owner.
James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Research Call Number
Berg Coll 22-536
JFD 88-9911
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