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    612-822-4611

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Cowboy Park

Cowboy Park

Martínez-Leyva, Eduardo

Paperback

Series: Wisconsin Poetry

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 0299350843
ISBN13: 9780299350840
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: Nov 12 2024
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 1.20 Width: 8.20 Depth: 10.70
Language: English
There are fevers you still wish to forget, writes Eduardo Martínez-Leyva, but how fortunate for the rest of us that he remembers. These tenderly crafted autobiographical poems pierce through to the heart of pain, love, loss, and the ongoing search for salvation--or at least a salve. Housed in the lived experiences of a queer Latinx person born and raised in the border town of El Paso, Cowboy Park seamlessly blends themes of masculinity, identity, and the immigrant experience, offering a new perspective on the iconic image of the cowboy and a deeper understanding of the complexities of human experience.

The detainment and deportation of Martínez-Leyva's brother grounds this exquisite collection in the all-too-common familial tragedy of political violence and discrimination. Martínez-Leyva honors the people, language, culture, and traditions that shaped him, revealing the indignities, large and small, experienced by a community that is too often misrepresented and maligned. My voice was the only thing keeping us warm, he writes, and the warmth from this striking debut collection is beautiful to behold.

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