A Chicana's Lens: Capturing the Soul (Poetry with Culture)

This poetry book, in the series A Chicana's Lens, is written by your friendly Chicana. It comes complete with pages to reflect on the poems read and pages to allow the reader to write their own poetry. It is a perfect classroom collection, great for small groups, and or perfect for a gift. It contains an easily downloadable free practice pages for your classroom or yourself.

Other Books in This Series Include:

A Chicana's Lens
A Chicana's Lens Magnified
Another Chicana's Lens

In this poetry book for pre-teens and adults, the author has written poems that represent her Chicana culture. Growing up Mexican-American, in a small south Texas town, had a deep effect on how she saw and continues to see the world. She is hopeful that readers of these poems can make connections and discuss their thoughts and either agreements or disagreements with the poems so that people continue to grow through discourse.

This book contains colorful pages filled with vivid words depicting life as a Mexican-American in the States.

Some topics are the struggles faced, our traditions, immigration, Abuela's cooking, being a strong woman, and more.

The use of Spanglish is used as it represents who the author is as an educator, author, and person.

The hope is that you will connect with the words used and keep your own culture and tradition going strong and even spark conversation with your loved ones.

Grab a copy of this poetry book, and the other books in the series. They are perfect for people who love poetry, people who love their culture, teens, and adults, and for all who struggle with identity.

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