by Daniel García Ordaz
A code-switching collection of diverse poetic forms, styles, and personas celebrating the dynamics of the human voice & spirit. Daniel García Ordaz, the Poet Mariachi, the author of You Know What I'm Sayin'?, encourages readers to perform the text aloud, such as his adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet." A polyglottic exhibition of empowerment through performance. Influenced by and dedicated to the memories of Maya Angelou and Gloria E. Anzaldúa.
Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment
Daniel García Ordaz is the founder of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival and the author of You Know What I'm Sayin'? and Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment . He has edited Twenty: In Memoriam, a response by poets across the U.S. to the Sandy Hook shootings. He was born in Houston in 1971 and raised in Mission, Texas. He lives in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas with his wife, Gina, and their children and he continues to teach write, sing, and spend time in front of a crowds.
ISBN: 9780692077528
Publisher: Flowersong Books
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: April 23, 2018Pages: 120
- Hispanic & Latino
