Cool salsa: bilingual poems on growing up Latino in the United States

Editor's note / Lori M. Carlson

Introduction / Oscar Hijuelos

School days. English con salsa / Gina Valdes

Translating grandfather's house ; Traduciendo la casa de mi abuelo / E.J. Vega ; translated from the English by Johanna Vega

Good hot dogs ; Buenos hot dogs / Sandra Cisneros ; translated from the English by the poet

A Puerto Rican girl's sentimental education ; La educacion sentimental de una nina puertorriquena / translated from the English by the poet / Johanna Vega

Learning English ; Aprender el ingles / Luis Alberto Ambroggio ; translated from the Spanish by Lori M. Carlson

Home and homeland. Where you from? / Gina Valdes

Pig roast ; Asado de puerco / Sandra M. Castillo ; translated from the English by Eugenio Alberto Cano Correa

Take me down to the Mexican moon ; Llevame a lo profundo de la luna mexicana / Christina Moreno ; translated from the English by Alexandra López

Dia de los muertos / Albelardo B. Delgado

Domingo means scrubbing ; El domingo es día de fregar / Alicia Gaspar de Alba ; translated from the English by the poet

The changeling ; Transformacion / Judith Ortiz Cofer ; translated from the English by Johanna Vega

My memories of the Nicaraguan Revolution ; Mis recuerdos de la revolucion nicaraguense / Eugenio Alberto Cano Correa ; translated from the English by Alexandra López

Memories. There's an orange tree out there ; Hay un naranjo ahí / Alfonso Quijada Urias ; translated from the Spanish by Darwin J. Flakoll

Memories of Uncle Pety ; Recuerdos de tio Pety / Claudia Quiroz ; translated from the English by María Rosa Fort

The secret ; El secreto / Pablo Medina ; translated from the English by Lyda Aponte de Zacklin

Abuelito who ; Abuelito que / Sandra Cisneros ; translated from the English by Lyda Aponte de Zacklin

An unexpected conversion ; Una conversion inesperada / Carolina Hospital ; translated from the English by Alexandra López

Hard times. The monster ; El monstruo / Luis J. Rodriguez ; translated from the English by Lori M. Carlson

Bato loco! / Ramon del Castillo

"Race" politics ; Politica "racial" / Luis J. Rodriguez ; translated from the English by Lori M. Carlson.

Niggerlips ; Negro bembon / Martin Espada ; translated from the English by Camilo Perez-Bustillo with Martin Espada

Excerpts from "Smokey": La novia ; Smokey / Ricardo Means Ybarra ; translated from the English by Eugenio Alberto Cano Correa

Time to party. Nothing but drums ; Solo oye tambores / Oscar Hujuelos ; translated from the English by Alejandro Garcia Reyes

Mango juice ; Jugo de mango / Pat Mora ; translated from the English by Maria Rosa Fort

Nothing more ; Nada mas / Alfredo Chacon ; translated from the Spanish by Lori M. Carlson

Brown girl, blonde okie ; Chica morena, campesina rubia / Gary Soto ; translated from the English Luis Alberto Ambroggio

Why do men wear earrings on one ear? / Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.

For Ray ; Para Ray / Ana Castillo ; translated from the English by Maria Rosa Fort

Aquatic show ; Espectaculo acuatico / Daniel Jacome Roca ; translated from the Spanish by Lori M. Carlson

A promising future. Why am I so brown? / Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.

Solidarity ; Solidaridad / Amado Nervo ; translated from the Spanish by Lori M. Carlson

We would like you to know ; Nos gustaria que sepan / Ana Castillo ; translated from the English by Johanna Vega

Return ; Volver / Berta G. Montalvo ; translated from the Spanish by Lori M. Carlson

Love poem for my people ; Poema de amor para mi gente / Pedro Pietri ; translated from the English by Alexandra Lopez

The calling ; El llamado / Luis Rodreiguez ; translated from the English by Patricio Navia.