The Immigrant Iceboy’s Bolero (1982) — Immigrant Iceboy’s
Trumpets from the Islands of Their Eviction (1987) — Trumpets
Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover’s Hands/Rebelión es el giro de manos del amante (1990) — Rebellion/Rebelión
The Blood That Keeps Singing: Selected Poems of Clemente Soto Vélez/La sangre que sigue cantando (1991) — Blood/Sangre
City of Coughing and Dead Radiators (1993) — City of Coughing
Poetry like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination from Curbstone Press (1994, 2000) — Poetry like Bread
Imagine the Angels of Bread (1996) — Imagine
El Coro: A Chorus of Latino and Latina Poetry (1997) — El Coro
Zapata’s Disciple: Essays (1998) — Zapata’s Disciple
A Mayan Astronomer in Hell’s Kitchen (2000) — Mayan Astronomer
Alabanza: New and Selected Poems, 1982–2002 (2003) — Alabanza
Now the Dead Will Dance the Mambo (2004) — Now the Dead
The Republic of Poetry (2006) — Republic of Poetry
Crucifixion in the Plaza de Armas (2008) — Crucifixion
La tumba de Buenaventura Roig: Selected Poems/Poemas selectos (2008) — La tumba
Soldados en el jardín (Soldiers in the Garden) (2009) — Soldados
The Lover of a Subversive Is Also a Subversive (2010) — Lover of a Subversive
The Trouble Ball (2011) — Trouble Ball
His Hands Were Gentle: Selected Lyrics of Víctor Jara (2012) — Hands
Note: The above list includes select reprints in Espada’s catalog (e.g., Crucifixion, La tumba, and Soldados), as well as his translation work and edited volumes, such as Blood/Sangre, El Coro, Poetry like Bread, and Hands.
Poetry citations featured in this volume coincide with the original volumes in which they first appeared.
A general headnote is provided at the end of each contributor essay that features a cross reference to all Espada poetry that is reproduced in his Alabanza new and selected poems edition. Corrections and/or edits to original poem content are identified in corresponding endnotes.