Upper Volta
Publisher: Ugly Duckling Presse
Published: 2021
Language: eng; spa
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781946433718
Subjects: Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Description: "Like an anthropologist doing fieldwork, in Upper Volta Yanko González collects language from street corners, grocery store aisles, cocktail hours, and historical sources, laying data bare with a poet's meticulous hand. In his findings, González gives voice to the voiceless, and exposes the underbelly of our own biases--the ways in which they manifest in everyday language and collective consciousness. Originally published in Chile in 2007, Upper Volta transcends borders and boundaries in its exploration of topics all too relevant in our current political climate. Like a mirror, it forces us to look head-on at the language of globalization and ethnocentrism and the changing tide of thought and culture within our own society."--Publisher's website, viewed July 1, 2021.