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A review by mariaslibrary
Promises of Gold by José Olivarez
4.0
I love that the poems were all available in both English and Spanish sometimes they just hit a little different in one language versus the other. Though I would have rathered they be next to each other rather than flipping the book around since I like reading both versions.
I also really loved that idea of poems being written from latinx authors about more than just the difficulties of the our communicaties endure. Yes let's have stories and poems about joy and friendship and love and a wider breadth of our experiences. So I love that a lot of these poems were lighter in that regard and yet at the same time that does mean sometimes the emotional impact doesn't feel as deep because it's not as heavy of a subject matter.
I also really loved that idea of poems being written from latinx authors about more than just the difficulties of the our communicaties endure. Yes let's have stories and poems about joy and friendship and love and a wider breadth of our experiences. So I love that a lot of these poems were lighter in that regard and yet at the same time that does mean sometimes the emotional impact doesn't feel as deep because it's not as heavy of a subject matter.