Poesía Tejana: Collections by Texas' Newest Latina Poets
Beginning March 1999, the Poesía Tejana Prize was given to four Tejana poets
(women of Hispanic background living in Texas) under the age of 30 each year.
Recipients were selected on the basis of artistic merit and initiative, having
contributed to the literary community of Texas by publishing their work in
literary magazines and anthologies and by giving public readings from their
work.
Poesía Tejana [is] a kaleidoscope of powerfully raw and unforgiving poems by . . . young Latinas [who] cast an unflinching eye on their realities, capturing snapshots of mother earth, the strength of sisterhood, and bitter family secrets.Latina Magazine
Through this publishing endeavor, the literary aspirations of young Latina poets are encouraged. Each numbered volume is signed by the author, giving the personal touch that only a small press can deliver. The volumes in this series would serve Latino communities in public library collections, as well as academic creative writing classes and women's studies programs.--Mary Clare Wickins, in REFORMA Newsletter (Summer 2000)
All 1999-2000 Poesía Tejana titles are priced at $12.All 2000-2001 Poesia Tejana titles are $14.
2000-2001 Winners:
- Greta de Leon: Splintered Silences / Silencios Astillados
- Frances Marie Treviño: The Laughter of Doves
- Carolina Monsivaís: Somewhere Between Houston and El Paso