Coyote Song: Collected Poems and Selected Art of Carlos Cortez / Carlos Cortez
Cortez is the Chicano elder I've always wanted and never knew I had. An anarchist, labor union activist, environmentalist who built relationships with indigenous groups and celebrated his own indigenous roots, who wrote with clarity, craft, and fury, mentoring young poets and artists, who would mass print any of his artworks when the art world tried to jack up their price and make it inaccessible to the common person. Ah! The poems here have me so much love, delight, and gusto. I went to the 100 year celebration of his life and was moved by the memories of him shared by loved ones, scholars, and comrades. I'll be throwing this book at my peeps for sure. 5/5