# Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States - Hardcover

by **Lori Marie Carlson** (Author), **Oscar Hijuelos** (Author)

**_Red Hot Salsa_ is an extraordinary collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of _Cool Salsa_  
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i think in spanish_  
_i write in english_

_i want to go back to puerto rico,_  
_but i wonder if my kink could live_  
_in ponce, mayagüez and carolina_

_tengo las venas aculturadas_  
_escribo en spanglish_  
_abraham in español_

_\--from My Graduation Speech, by Tato Laviera_

Ten years after the publication of the acclaimed _Cool Salsa_, editor Lori Marie Carlson has brought together a stunning variety of Latino poets for a long-awaited follow-up. Established and familiar names are joined by many new young voices, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos has written the Introduction.

The poets collected here illuminate the difficulty of straddling cultures, languages, and identities. They celebrate food, family, love, and triumph. In English, Spanish, and poetic jumbles of both, they tell us who they are, where they are, and what their hopes are for the future.

### Author Biography

**Lori Marie Carlson** is an editor, translator, and novelist who has concentrated on bringing Latino literature to American audiences. She is the editor of _Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States_ and of _Sol a Sol: Original and Selected Bilingual Poems_.

**Number of Pages:** 140

**Dimensions:** 0.69 x 8.56 x 5.78 IN

**Publication Date:** April 01, 2005

**Award:** Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature (2005)

**Award:** Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2006)

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**Quiz Name:** Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 6.8

**Point Value:** 2

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