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A LITTLE PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO MIGRATE - JAKE PRENDEZ

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A LITTLE PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO MIGRATE - JAKE PRENDEZ

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Jake Prendez- A Little Prayer for Thos who Migrate

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Poems by Juan Felipe Herrera, the newly named poet laureate.
HALF-MEXICAN
Odd to be a half-Mexican, let me put it this way
I am Mexican + Mexican, then there's the question of the half
To say Mexican without the half, well it means another thing
One could say only Mexican
Then think of pyramids - obsidian flaw, flame etchings, goddesses with
Flayed visages claw feet & skulls as belts - these are not Mexican
They are existences, that is to say
Slavery, sinew, hearts shredded sacrifices for the continuum
Quarks & galaxies, the cosmic milk that flows into trees
Then darkness
What is the other - yes
It is Mexican too, yet it is formless, it is speckled with particles
European pieces? To say colony or power is incorrect
Better to think of Kant in his tiny room
Shuffling in his black socks seeking out the notion of time
Or Einstein re-working the erroneous equation
Concerning the way light bends - all this has to do with
The half, the half-thing when you are a half-being

Time

Light

How they stalk you & how you beseech them
All this becomes your life-long project, that is
You are Mexican. One half Mexican the other half
Mexican, then the half against itself.

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FIVE DIRECTIONS TO MY HOUSE
1. Go back to the grain yellow hills where the broken speak of elegance
2. Walk up to the canvas door, the short bed stretched against the clouds
3. Beneath the earth, an ant writes with the grace of a governor
4. Blow, blow Red Tail Hawk, your hidden sleeve-your desert secrets
5. You are there, almost, without a name, without a body, go now
6. I said five, said five like a guitar says six.

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BLOOD ON THE WHEEL (an excerpt)

Ezekiel saw the wheel,
way up in the middle of the air.
TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONG

Blood on the night soil man en route to the country prison
Blood on the sullen chair, the one that holds you with its pleasure

Blood inside the quartz, the beauty watch, the eye of the guard
Blood on the slope of names & the tattoos hidden

Blood on the Virgin, behind the veils,
Behind-in the moon angel's gold oracle hair

What blood is this, is it the blood of the worker rat?
Is it the blood of the clone governor, the city maid?
Why does it course in s's & z's?

Blood on the couch, made for viewing automobiles & face cream
Blood on the pin, this one going through you without any pain

Blood on the screen, the green torso queen of slavering hearts
Blood on the grandmother's wish, her tawdry stick of Texas

Blood on the daughter's breast who sews roses
Blood on the father, does anyone remember him, bluish?

Blood from a kitchen fresco, in thick amber strokes
Blood from the baby's right ear, from his ochre nose
What blood is this?

Blood on the fender, in the sender's shoe, in his liquor sack
Blood on the street, call it Milagro Boulevard, Mercy Lanes #9
Blood on the alien, in the alligator jacket teen boy Juan

There is blood, there, he says
Blood here too, down here, she says
Only blood, the Blood Mother sings

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"Half-Mexican" from "Notes on the Assemblage," a new collection of poems by Juan Felipe Herrera to be published in September by City Lights Books. Copyright © 2015 by Juan Felipe Herrera. "Five Directions to My House" excerpted from "Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems" by Juan Felipe Herrera. Copyright © 2008 Juan Felipe Herrera. Reprinted with the permission of the University of Arizona Press. This material is protected from unauthorized downloading and distribution. "Blood on the Wheel" excerpted from "Border-Crosser with a Lamborghini Dream" by Juan Felipe Herrera. Copyright ©1999 Juan Felipe Herrera. Reprinted with the permission of the University of Arizona Press. This material is protected from unauthorized downloading and distribution.

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Selected Poems by Juan Felipe Herrera (Published 2015)

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Poems by Juan Felipe Herrera, the newly named poet laureate.

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Barbara Carrasco, L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective, 1981 

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Barbara Carrasco, L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective, 1981 

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"Light Skinned Latinas" by Juju Nieto, Trisha Herrera & Paolina Acuna-Gonzalez

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Felipe Adame, Cuauhtémoc Aztec Warrior, 1978 

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Felipe Adame, Cuauhtémoc Aztec Warrior, 1978 

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Chicano Park, San Diego

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Murals in the Palacio de Gobierno de Jalisco
https://playasyplazas.com/2020/09/26/jose-clemente-orozco-murals-in-guadalajara/

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Chapultepec, Mexico City

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Frank Romero, Death of Ruben Salazar, 1986

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Frank Romero, Death of Ruben Salazar, 1986

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Death of Ruben Salazar by Frank Romero, Oil on Canvas

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https://www.diegorivera.org/

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BY GLORIA ANZALDUATo live in the borderlands means youare neither hispana india negra espanolani gabacha, eres mestiza, mulata, half-breedcaught in the crossfire between campswhile carrying all five races on your backnot knowing which side to turn to, run from;To live in the Borderlands means knowing that the india in you, betrayed for 500 years,is no longer speaking to

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Ethnic marginalization can be a challenging experience. This talk will explore ways to courageously mold an ethic identity that transcends cultural expectations and stereotypes.

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Austin Revealed: Chicano Civil Rights "Role of Chicano Identity in Arts"

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Chicano Identity Through the Murals of East Los Angeles

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Chapultepec Park, Mexico City

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Picture from East L.A. High School Walkouts

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Picture from East L.A. High School Walkouts

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Chicano Legacy 40 Anos by Mario Torero and UCSD Students 

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Chicano Legacy 40 Anos by Mario Torero and UCSD Students 

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Thousands of pieces of colored glass were used to create a permanent mural. According to UCSD website: "It depicts the struggles and dreams of underrepresented communities, pays tribute to social justice and brings a sense of warmth and hope to UC San Diego."

https://coolsandiegosights.com/2020/08/19/photos-of-chicano-legacy-mural-at-ucsd/