Baca, Jimmy Santiago

Jimmy Santiago Baca chronicles the experiences he had while growing up on a small farm in New Mexico, in detention centers and orphanages, and during the years he spent as a drug dealer in San Diego and Arizona.

"[A narrative poem that follows] Sophia, an El Salvadorian mother facing a mountain of obstacles, carrying with her the burdern of all that has come before--her husband's murder, a wrenching separation from her young son at the border, then rape and abuse at the hands of ICE, yet persevering--[and repeating a montra] as she wills her boy to know she is on a quest to find him"--Back cover.

Jimmy Santiago Baca chronicles the experiences he had while growing up on a small farm in New Mexico, in detention centers and orphanages, and during the years he spent as a drug dealer in San Diego and Arizona.

American poet and writer Jimmy Santiago Baca relates stories about conflict and life-altering choices in his life, discussing his childhood in an orphanage, post-prison life, works with struggling adolescents, and more.

Presents a collection of poems by American writer Jimmy Santiago Baca in which he celebrates nature and creativity.