Enclave

Tato Laviera

Arte Publico Press, Jan 1, 1981 - Poetry - 72 pages

Enclave is Tato LavieraÍs second book of verse. As in his successful La Carreta Made a U-Turn, Laviera celebrates the Puerto Rican experience in New York. While the earlier book focuses on events and scenes, Enclave concentrates on the individual. Laviera provides a gallery of portraits of the indomitable inhabitants of the enclave, whose lives are evoked through the soulful rhythmic songs ñen clave.î

Contents

• jorge brandon: 11
• little man: 22
• unemployment line: 29
• maría ciudad: 35
• flutist: 45
• penetration: 51
• alicia alonso: 57
• rafa: 64

About the author

JESUS ñTATOî LAVIERA (1950-2013) was a poet, playwright, novelist and community advocate. Born in Puerto Rico, he was raised in the ManhattanÍs Lower East Side, or Loisaida. He is generally acknowledged to be the best selling Hispanic poet in the United States. He performed his works all over the U.S., the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. His books include La Carreta Made a U-Turn; Enclave, winner of the American Book Award; AmeRÕcan; Mainstream Ethics; and Mixturao and Other Poems, and BendiciÑn: The Complete Poetry of Tato Laviera, all published by Arte PÏblico Press. His plays have been produced in Chicago and New York City, and have been staged at The New Federal Theater, The Public Theater, the Delcourt Theatre in Central Park, Circle in the Square, and Theatro Cuatro.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Enclave
• Author: Tato Laviera
• Publisher: Arte Publico Press, 1981
• ISBN: 1611921392, 9781611921397
• Length: 72 pages
• Subjects: Poetry / Caribbean & Latin American; Poetry / General