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7 pages. This is an essay about the remarkable poet Jimmy Santiago Baca and his life as shown through his poetry. Growing up in the Barrio and writing about the reality of life as he saw it, Baca's words are at once gripping and shocking and yet can also be romantic and endearing. All of these emotions springing from one man shows us that one can see much more of the man if we are able to read his soul as he pours it out on paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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writing about the reality of life as he saw it, Bacas words are at once gripping and shocking and yet can also be romantic and endearing. All of these
emotions springing from one man shows us that one can see much more of the man if we are able to read his soul as he pours it out on
paper. THE WORK OF JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA By comparing more than one text by the same author we are able to change our reading of those texts. Knowing
an authors personal background actually enhances our understanding of the texts. The thesis in this paper is that one cannot know the true person based only on one book.
"I have no use for the pampered poets of the academy, or the darlings of fashion. Real poetry comes from and expresses the common energy of the people. Those who
divorce poetry from life rob it of its redemptive power." --Jimmy Santiago Baca If we were to read only one text by Jimmy Santiago Baca it would more than
likely be Healing Earthquakes. The romance and life that is reflected in this work would give the reader a skewed opinion of the man who authored the poems in
this book. Baca runs the gamut of emotions in this text that is true, but what the reader finds within Healing Earthquakes is only skimming the surface of the
works by Baca. Healing Earthquakes possesses many important components that, if not taken in their direct context, will be overlooked by the average reader. It is essential
to also look beyond Bacas obvious intention with regard to the overall meaning within his poetry so as not to miss the grand but elusive subtleties. To be sure,
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