Borrowed Bones : New Poems from the Poet Laureate of Los Angeles

This chapbook collection offers new poems from the prolific career of a community leader, activist, and healer. Luis J. Rodriguez's work asks profound questions of us as readers and fellow humans, such as, ""If society cooperates, can we nurture the full / and healthy development of everyone?"" In his introductory remarks, Martin Espada describes the poet as a man engaged in people and places: ""Luis Rodriguez is a poet of many tongues, befitting a city of many tongues. He speaks English, Spanish, `Hip Hop,' `the Blues,' and `cool jazz.' He speaks in `mad solos.' He speaks in `People's Sonnets.' He speaks in the language of protest. He speaks in the language of praise.