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Twelve stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage and their American surroundings.

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Judith Ortiz Cofer's third volume of poetry collects thirty-four poems written over the course of many years. In places as stark as a New Jersey barrio or fabled as the island home of Penelope and Odysseus, the people in these poems sometimes resist, sometimes reconcile, multiple cultures, tongues, and traditions as they navigate over ever-changing landscapes.

In this collection of essays woven with poems and folklore, Judith Ortiz Cofer tells the story of how she became a poet and writer. A native of Puerto Rico, Cofer came to the mainland as a child. Torn between two cultures and two languages, she learned early the power of words and how to wield them. Later, as an adult, demands from her family and her profession made it difficult for Cofer to find time to devote to her art, but her need and det...

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Maria is a girl caught between two worlds: Puerto Rico, where she was born, and New York, where she now lives in a basement apartment in the barrios. In lush prose and spare, evocative poetry, Cofer weaves a powerful and emotionally satisfying novel.

There is much in this book to inspire any writer to seek more in his or her own writing: to pay attention to sounds, smells, people, and dialogue. Because Judith's voice is strong, offering such a real and rich invitation, my students will listen. Penny Kittle, author of Write Beside Them Young-adult novelist Judith Ortiz Cofer will inspire your high school writers with stories and poems drawn from her childhood in Puerto Rico and her self-inv...

A charming, animated picture book about salsa music and dance. This first picture book by award-winning author Judith Ortiz Cofer blends Spanish with English to create a culturally authentic look at one Latino community. Ages 4-8

Reviewing her novel, The Line of the Sun, the New York Times Book Review hailed Judith Ortiz Cofer as a writer of authentic gifts, with a genuine and important story to tell. Those gifts are on abundant display in The Latin Deli, an evocative collection of poetry, personal essays, and short fiction in which the dominant subject--the lives of Puerto Ricans in a New Jersey barrio--is drawn from the author's own childhood. Following the directive...

I am learning the alchemy of grief—how it must be carefully measured and doled out, inflicted—but I have not yet mastered this art, ” writes Judith Ortiz Cofer in The Cruel Country. This richly textured, deeply moving, lyrical memoir centers on Cofer's return to her native Puerto Rico after her mother has been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer.

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La nina seria, the serious child. That's how Consuelo's mother has cast her pensive, book-loving daughter, while Consuelo's younger sister, Mili, is seen as vivacious--a ray of tropical sunshine. Two daughters: one dark, one light, one to offer comfort and consolation, the other to charm and delight. But something is not right in this Puerto Rican family. Coming of age when American influence threatens to dilute the island's traditional Spanis...

I am learning the alchemy of grief'how it must be carefully measured and doled out, inflicted - but I have not yet mastered this art”, writes Judith Ortiz Cofer in The Cruel Country. This richly textured, deeply moving, lyrical memoir centers on Cofer's return to her native Puerto Rico after her mother has been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer.

Finalmente esta disponible para los lectores la tan esperada traduccion al espanol de la obra premiada de Judith Ortiz Cofer, "Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood". A traves de una voz personal y convincente, Ortiz Cofer rememora la ninez que paso viajando entre el calor de la isla de Puero Rico y el frio de New Jersey. Temas propios de la adaptacion al nuevo medio de la gran urbe neuyorkina, asi como roles femeni...

A Spanish-language edition of "The Latin Deli", Judith Cofer's prizewinning collection of short stories, personal essays, and poems. This work opens a door into the lives of the Puerto Rican immigrants who live in or near an urban New Jersey tenement known as the "El Building".

Shimmering fragments of poetry, fiction, fable, and essay reflect a kaleidoscopic vision of burgeoning adulthood as seen through the eyes of the young protagonists in El ano de nuestra revolucion, the Spanish-language edition of Judith Ortiz Cofer's award-winning collection. The Year of Our Revolution. Among the memorable heroines to emerge from this landmark collection is Maria Elenita, aka Mary Ellen. As she embarks upon the journey from inn...

In this collection of essays woven with poems and folklore, Judith Ortiz Cofer tells the story of how she became a poet and writer and explores her love of words, her discovery of the magic of language, and her struggle to carve out time to practice her art.A native of Puerto Rico, Cofer came to the mainland as a child. Torn between two cultures and two languages, she learned early the power of words and how to wield them. She discovered her l...

A cultural legacy and a woman's desire "to be released from rituals" -- these are the terms that Cofer confronts in her poetic dialectic of survival. Cultural icons, customs and rites of passage take root in an imagery that is lush, tropical and piercing.

Recipient of The New York Public Library's 1991 Best Book for the Teen Age, a PEN citation, Martha Albrand Award for non-fiction and a Pushcart Prize.