With a powerful and poignant introduction from Julia Alvarez,
Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution is an
extraordinary collection, rooted in a strong tradition of protest
poetry and voiced by icons of the movement and some of the most
exciting writers today. The poets of Resistencia explore
feminist, queer, Indigenous, and ecological themes alongside
historically prominent protests against imperialism, dictatorships,
and economic inequality. Within this momentous collection, poets
representing every Latin American country grapple with identity,
place, and belonging, resisting easy definitions to render a nuanced
and complex portrait of language in rebellion.
Included in English
translation alongside their original language, the fifty-four poems
in Resistencia are a testament to the art of translation as
much as the act of resistance. An all-star team of translators,
including former US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera along with
young, emerging talent, have made many of the poems available for the
first time to an English-speaking audience. Urgent, timely, and
absolutely essential, these poems inspire us all to embrace our most
fearless selves and unite against all forms of tyranny and
oppression.