![]() ![]() Latinx culture embodies a connection to and from the Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central and South America. ![]() Latinx stories add to our ongoing understanding of the human experience. Author Valerie Martinez, in her forthcoming essay “Peopleness-Ethnicity and the Latino/a Poem,” remarks on the proliferation of Latinx writing. It is important to note, cultural contexts, the stories found in Latinx literature are new for many readers. These are collections of poetry and prose, some hybrid and translations. I have selected books that encompass a five year span beginning with 2013 and including books due for release in 2017 and through 2018. There are enough books presented here to get you through the next year. In honor of poetry and literature, I’ve created a comprehensive list of books (poetry and prose) written by Latinx. It is now one of the largest literary celebrations in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture (). The Academy of American Poets inaugurated National Poetry Month in 1996. Latinx Books for the Next 100 Days & Beyond ![]()
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