| Description |
80 pages ; 22 cm |
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Naomi Shihab Nye -- Hey, Ralph -- After Shift -- Undressing a Cop -- Humberto -- By the Airport -- Su Hombre -- Reunion -- Foundations -- Las Tias Speak -- Dream Man -- Dream -- Driving Home -- Johnnie -- Lingo -- Rosie Working Plain Clothes -- Applying To LAPD -- Death -- Tuesday Afternoon Invite -- Matinee -- Tu Negrito -- A Certain Kind of Case -- Francisco -- To Another Officer -- Wounded -- Silenced -- Late Night Torta -- Cruising -- Devour -- Glance -- Chulo -- Her -- The First Time -- Surprise Visit by Thirteen-Year-Old -- Benediction -- Bouquet -- "It is springtime, my love" -- Rain -- Song of Love -- Troth -- Mystery -- Instructions -- Fully Equipped -- Training Photos -- Flag-Down. |
| Summary |
A Texas poet presents a volume of verse exploring the experience of being a law enforcement officer, a Mexican American, and a woman. |
| Subject |
Mexican American women -- Poetry.
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Mexican American women. (OCoLC)fst01019031
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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| ISBN |
1558853014 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781558853010 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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