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León De la Rosa
Books
Soy solo palabras but wish to be a city
by León De la Rosa
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 2,220.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: June 24, 2012
by
Unlikely Books.
Categories:
Poetry » Contemporary Poetry, Fiction » Graphic novels & comics » Crime & mystery
"Soy solo palabras but wish to be a city" is a graphic longpoem (that is, one book-length narrative poem illustrated in the style of a comic book) written in Spanglish by León De la Rosa and illustrated by Gui.ra.ga7. Set in the crime-wracked border city Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, this poem explores life in the devastated city through the eyes of an academic and a "superhero" vigilante.