{"title":"Jose Hernandez Diaz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJose Hernandez Diaz\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations of identity and cultural tension, weaving narratives that resonate with both personal and political depth. His work delves into the complexities of belonging and the nuances of shifting borders within modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a compelling blend of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e perspectives, where sharp insight meets evocative storytelling, challenging perceptions and inviting reflection on the multifaceted experiences shaping contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bad-mexican-bad-american-by-jose-hernandez-diaz-9781946724731","title":"Bad Mexican, Bad American","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis collection of poems by Jose Hernandez Diaz showcases the unique style that has made him a rising star in the poetry community.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBad Mexican, Bad American\u003c\/em\u003e, the minimalist, working-class aesthetic of a \"disadvantaged Brown kid\" takes wing in prose poems that recall and celebrate that form's ties to Surrealism. With influences like Alberto Ríos and Ray Gonzalez on one hand, and James Tate and Charles Baudelaire on the other, the collection spectacularly combines \"high\" art and folk art in a way that collapses those distinctions, as in the poem \"My Date with Frida Kahlo\": \"Frida and I had Cuban coffee and then vegetarian tacos. We sipped on mescal and black tea. At the end of the night, following an awkward silence during a conversation on Cubism, we kissed for about thirty minutes beneath a protest mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Mexican, Bad American\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how having roots in more than one culture can be both unsettling and rich: van Gogh and Beethoven share the page with tattoos, graffiti, and rancheras; Quetzalcoatl shows up at Panda Express; a Mexican American child who has never had a Mexican American teacher may become that teacher; a parent's \"broken\" English is beautiful and masterful. Blending reality with dream and humility with hope, Hernandez Diaz contributes a singing strand to the complex cultural weave that is twenty-first-century poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462631440620,"sku":"9781946724731","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781946724731-bad-mexican-bad-american.jpg?v=1775018993"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jose-hernandez-diaz.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}