Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. At the age of nineteen Victor Hernández Cruz exploded onto the national poetry scene with his dazzling debut, Snaps. MARACA: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS 1965-200 is a sumptuous collection representing over thirty-five years of poetic evolution from one of America's most exhilarating poets, featuring work from long out-of-print works, including Papo Got His Gun, Snaps, Mainland, Tropicalization, By Lingual Wholes, and RHYTHM, CONTENT & FLAVOR.

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Victor Hernández Cruz is the author of several collections of poetry including, most recently, THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA and IN THE SHADOW OF AL- ANDALUS. His highly acclaimed first book, Snaps, was published the year he turned nineteen. Featured in Bill Moyers's Language of Life series, Cruz's collection, MARACA, was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall and Griffin Poetry Prizes. His legendary dynamic reading ability has led to him being twice crowned as the World Heavyweight Poetry Champion in Taos. Cruz was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York at the age of five. After teaching for many years in the San Francisco Bay area, he has recently returned to the place of his birth. He now divides his time between Morocco and his native Puerto Rico.