New Border Voices: An Anthology by Brandon D Shuler,Robert Earl Johnson,Erika

By Brandon D Shuler,Robert Earl Johnson,Erika Garza-Johnson,José E. Limón

When the “counter-canon” itself turns into canonized, it’s time to reload. this is often the idea that animates New Border Voices, an anthology of contemporary and infrequently noticeable writing by means of Borderlands artists from El Paso to Brownsville—and 100 miles on both sides. hard the belief that borderlands writing is the privileged made from the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s, the colourful group represented during this assortment deals tasty bits of local fare that may attract a variety of readers and students.
Among the contributions are:
Introduction                  
 A “Southern Renaissance” for Texas Letters   
—José E. Limón

The Texas-Mexico Border: This Writer’s experience of Place   
—Rolando Hinojosa-Smith

The Rain Parade              
 —Paul Pedroza

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