Poetry Like Bread Poets of the Political Imagination Edited by Martín Espada

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In his landmark essay, "In Defense of the Word," Eduardo Galeano writes: "We are what we do, especially what we do to change what we are...A literature born in the process of crisis and change, and deeply immersed in the risks and events of its time, can indeed help to create the symbols of the new reality, and perhaps—if talent and courage are not lacking—throw light on the signs along the road...To claim that literature on its own is going to change reality would be an act of madness or arrogance. It seems to me no less foolish to deny that it can aid in making this change." This anthology is founded on such convictions. From Martí Espada's foreward.

What else but defiant, extravagant hope—political imagination—could motivate Roque Dalton, a man who suffered imprisonment and ultimately assassination, to write the words that give this anthology its title: "I believe the world is beautiful/and that poetry, like bread, is for everyone." 2000, softcover, 330pp, Biographical notes, Reading Guide

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