Description
Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. "Renato Rosaldo's poetics were formed by Neruda and Herrera, by Lorca in Nueva York, and by his own upbringing in Tucson. There is the echoing sorrow of American racism, of illness and loss made at once rich yet stark in the diction of verse. But omnipresent is also a synergizing objectivity, a capacity to step outside of the personal brought by the poet's experience as a renowned anthropologist. This is the balanced, humane work of a mature artist, able to summon another dimension, one constructed from the raw materials of the self yet detached from it, able to make this journey from I to we."—David Moolten
"Renato Rosaldo writes 'A luminous mint and cinnamon breeze strokes my tongue and wrists.' His stunning poems sizzle and snap-you will not be the same after reading them. You will be clarified—sharper—more alive."—Naomi Shihab Nye
"An insider tip from Sandra Cisneros. Sip these poems in slow doses. Preferably aloud. Under a full moon. Into the sea shell of an exquisite ear. Take two before dreaming. Wake. Write your own."—Sandra Cisneros
Author Bio
An internationally known cultural anthropologist, Renato Rosaldo started writing poetry in English and Spanish while recovering from a stroke in 1996. His first book of poetry, Prayer to Spider Woman/Rezo a la mujer araña (Coahuila, 2003), received an American Book Award in 2004. His second poetry collection, DIEGO LUNA'S INSIDER TIPS (Many Mountains Moving Press, 2012), won the Many Mountains Moving poetry book manuscript prize for 2009. Individual poems won the El Andar contest (2000) and the Many Mountains Moving contest (2005). He is currently a Professor of Cultural Anthropology at New York University and Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences Emeritus at Stanford University. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The author of Cultura e verità (Meltemi, 2001) and Ilongot Headhunting, 1883-1974 (Stanford University Press, 1980), Rosaldo found "bridges" between anthropology and poetry and coined a term—"antropoeta"—to describe the way he can move back and forth between the two modes of writing.
Author City: BROOKLYN, NY USA