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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 thought that animates New Border Voices, an anthology of modern and barely visible writing through Borderlands artists from El Paso to Brownsville—and 100 miles on each side. difficult the idea that borderlands writing is the privileged made from the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s, the colourful neighborhood represented during this assortment bargains tasty bits of neighborhood fare that would entice 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 feel of Place   
—Rolando Hinojosa-Smith

The Rain Parade              
 —Paul Pedroza

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