Upper VOLTA

Upper VOLTA
Yanko Gonzalez, Stephen Rosenshein
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Paperback
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1 Sep 2021 US
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9781946433718
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Poetry. Latinx Studies. Translated by Stephen Rosenshein. Like an anthropologist doing fieldwork; in UPPER VOLTA Yanko Gonzalez collects language from street corners; grocery store aisles; cocktail hours; and historical sources; laying data bare with a poet' s meticulous hand. In his findings; Gonzalez gives voice to the voiceless; and exposes the underbelly of our own biases--the ways in which they manifest in everyday language and collective consciousness. Originally published in Chile in 2007; UPPER VOLTA transcends borders and boundaries in its exploration of topics all too relevant in our current political climate. Like a mirror; it forces us to look head-on at the language of globalization and ethnocentrism and the changing tide of thought and culture within our own society.
Yanko Gonzalez is a poet and Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Universidad Austral de Chile. His works include de Metales Pesados; Heroes Civiles y Santos Laicos -entrevistas a escritores chilenos-; Alto Volta; Elabuga y Objetivo General. Gonzalez also co-edited the poetry anthologies Carne fresca: poesia chilena reciente and ZurDos: Ultima poesia latinoamericana. In addition; his poems have appeared in multiple Chilean and Latin American Poetry anthologies; including Cuerpo plural: Antologia de la poesia hispanoamericana contemporanea; The Alteration of Silence: Recent Chilean Poetry; and Ultima poesia chilena. In 2007; Gonzalez received the Chilean Critics Award for the best poetry book for Alto Volta. His work has been translated into French; English; German and Dutch.
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ISBN-13: 9781946433718
Published: 1 Sep 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Ugly Duckling Presse
Publisher: Ugly Duckling Presse
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160

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