Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds is a life's work in poetry by the famous folklorist, novelist and mentor of at least two generations of Chicano scholars and writers. Between Two Worlds is a selection of Paredes' poetry from the 1930s and 1940s, some of which was published in Texas newspapers. Consequently the poetry has both historical and literary merit. Paredes is the one clear forerunner of the flourishing of Chicano literature that occurred in the last two decades; his themes, styles and political stance…