{"product_id":"when-i-walk-through-that-door-i-am-isbn-9780807059357","title":"When I Walk Through That Door, I Am","description":"\u003cb\u003ePoet-activist Jimmy Baca immerses the reader in an epic narrative poem, imagining the experience of motherhood in the context of immigration, family separation, and ICE raids on the Southern border.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Santiago Baca sends us on a journey with Sophia, an El Salvadorian mother facing a mountain of obstacles, carrying with her the burden of all that has come before: her husband’s murder, a wrenching separation from her young son at the border, then rape and abuse at the hands of ICE, yet persevering: “I keep walking\/carrying you in my thoughts,” she repeats, as she wills her boy to know she is on a quest to find him.PART I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAUTHOR’S NOTE\u003cbr\u003eSae-Po (everything we know about them is wrong)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR“This slim, salient volume will open readers’ eyes wide to the true human stories behind blaring headlines about immigration policies and debates.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Incredibly emotive and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eWhen I Walk Through That Door, I Am\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jimmy Baca’s new book brilliantly reimagines the epic poem—and reshapes the epic hero as a young immigrant woman struggling to escape violence and find the child that has been torn away from her. A work that speaks strikingly and passionately of our times.”\u003cbr\u003e—Richard Blanco, inaugural poet and author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Love a Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Baca] writes with unconcealed passion . . . both an intense lyricism and transformative vision.”\u003cbr\u003e—Denise Levertov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Baca’s] voice, brutal and tender, is unique in America.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ilan Stavans, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What makes [Baca’s poetry] a success is its honesty, a brutal honesty, as well as his original imagery and the passion of his writing.”\u003cbr\u003e—Gary Soto, \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“To read Jimmy Santiago Baca’s poetry is to tramp across the uneven terrain of human experience, sometimes lulled by the everydayness of work or relationships, and then dazzled by a flood of emotion or vibrant observation.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWestern American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJimmy Santiago Baca\u003c\/b\u003e is an American poet, teacher, and activist of Apache and Chicano descent, and holds a number of awards for his easily accessible writing style and activism. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Place to Stand\u003c\/i\u003e, which was developed into a documentary film about his life, airing on PBS.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299757510885,"sku":"NP9780807059357","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807059357.jpg?v=1767743962","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/when-i-walk-through-that-door-i-am-isbn-9780807059357","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}