I highly recommend reading Chicana/Feminist writer Ana Castillo....

[Wetzelbill]

I am heavy into feminist and cultural writing. I write nearly exclusively about culture myself. It permeates my work. Ana Castillo is a magnificent writer. Fantastic poet, excellent short story and essayist. A truly groundbreaking thinker. Entertaining and intelligent. In particular, I think any woman should read her, she is truly enthralling and encapsulates women's issues in a unique and fascinating manner. So I will include some links to a few short stories, they are not long at all, and make interesting quick reading. Also read "The Mixquiahuala Letters" I have and it is a wonderful book. A short and quick read. Her first book, I believe.

It's writers like this that make me want to sit down and write. There is something to be said for that. -Bill

Short stories:

Loverboys (this one is my favorite)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/loverboys.htm

Some Men Don't
http://www.nerve.com/Fiction/Castillo/someMen/

Poems:

Three short poems

http://www.anacastillo.com/ac/works/poetry.htm

Ana's website and blog:

http://www.anacastillo.com/ac/index.htm
http://www.anacastillo.com/ac/blog/index.shtml

Ana's wikipedia bio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Castillo

[EFerrari]

1. A teacher gave me an anthology in 1985? -- Castillo, Moraga

It was all terrific poetry. I think someone stole it which sometimes happens with good books.

[EFerrari]

2. Ha! It was this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Chicana-Poetry-Critical-Literature/dp/0520058887/sr=1-1/qid=1167591019/ref=sr_1_1/105-1370890-8287616?ie=UTF8&s=books