Calaca Press proudly
presents our Calacanthology: LA CALACA REVIEW
Un Bilingual Journal of Pensamiento & Palabra
Edited by Manuel J. Vélez. With wrap around cover
by Sal Barajas.
"A bellwether
work of literary importance,
students of United States literature will recognize in La Revista
Calaca
a parallel to 1969's El Espejo: The Mirror,
that introduced the genre of Chicano Literature,
launching several important literary careers."
- Michael Sedano La Calaca Review is Literary
Highlight of 2003
La Calaca Review
edited by Bus Stops and Other Poems author Manuel J. Vélez,
is the 15th title in six years by independent Chicano publishers
Calaca Press
La Calaca Review features poetry and prose by well
known Chicano authors including American Book Award recipient
Francisco Alarcón, Chicano Movement literary icons
alurista(Floricanto en Aztlán), Abelardo
"Lalo" Delgado(Stupid American), raúlrsalinas(Un
Trip through the Mind Jail) and work by emerging literary
sensations such as Olga Angelina García Echeverría(When Skin Peels), tatiana de la tierra (For
the Hard Ones: A Lesbian Phenomenology), Marc Pinate
(Grito Serpentino), Frances Marie Treviño(The
Laughter of Doves) and Rich Yañez(El Paso
del Norte: Stories on the Border).
Other contributing
Calacauthors include Debby Fernández Badillo, Esmeralda
Bernal, Susie Carranza, Michael Cheno, Roberto Tinoco Durán,
J.J. Gurrola, Liito, Yolanda López Cisneros, Angélica
Meléndez, e. raul navarrete, reina a. prado, Eréndira
Ramírez, Rod Ricardo-Livingstone, Elba Rosario Sánchez,
Trinidad Sánchez Jr., Zaidee Rose Stavely, Linnet Taylor,
Gabriel S. Torres, and Antonieta Villamil.
La Calaca Review features a beautiful wrap around cover by San
Diego artist Sal Barajas and illustrations by Gabriel
J. Vélez.
La Calaca Review / ISBN 0-9660773-9-3 / 2003 / 152 pages /
Perfectbound / $15.00
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