"Striking indeed is the range of her feelings from tenderness to profound scorn and her ability to turn political and social concepts into passionate metaphors."
--Theodore Weiss
"Demetria Martinez's work is forthright
and brave. These slender, evocative poems are also intensely lyrical, packed
with surprising metaphors. This poet has truly `worked the late shift` in
the heart's sweatshop.`"
--Maxine Kumin,
author of The Long Marriage
Don't believe it for a minute. In this collection of fifty-three poems, the author of the award-winning novel Mother Tongue explores the themes that have long characterized her writing: the creative and destructive powers of romantic love, the failure of political systems, the spiritual life, and the need to forgive oneself in order to move on with the work of transformation, both social and personal.
Martinez serves up a heady blend of political and sensual imagery. Her keen observations and compassionate voice lead the reader on a journey of self exploration, of coping with life's mundanities as well as its heartaches. Through her unquenchable passion for life, Demetria Martinez leaves the devil's workshop and brings us closer to an understanding of what is real.
The Devil's Workshop
by Demetria Martinez
The University of Arizona Press
Tucson, Arizona 85721
www.uapress.arizona.edu
ISBN 0-8165-2197-2
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