Francisco X. Alarcón

Presents a series of brief poems in English and Spanish for each day of the week that celebrate the joys of family and other relationships.

A bilingual collection of poems in which the renowned Mexican American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of summers, Mexico, and nature.

A bilingual collection of poems in which the renowned Mexican American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of fall in the city and growing up in Los Angeles.

Willful Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle beforehe's ready, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.

Collection of Spanish and English poems celebrating the connections children share with their families, communities, and all living things.

Bilingual collection of poems. "On the other side of night, Francisco Alarcón is waiting. One of Chicano literature's premier poets, Alarcón has brought his luminous images to the page in such acclaimed volumes as Sonnets to Madness and Other Misfortunes and Snake Poems. Now he has assembled the best of his work from fifteen years, along with fourteen new poems, in a book that distills his magical sense of reality into a cup brimming with passion. Raised...

These poems celebrate winter in San Francisco and the mountains of Northern California.

The author describes her experiences growing up in an Hispanic community in Texas.