Selena Didnt Know Spanish Either is a debut poetry collection which seeks Tejano pop star Selena Quintanilla as a means of reconnecting to the speakers cultural identity. As Spanish language and culture becomes more accessible to non-Latinx populations, the speaker grapples with her own complex story of assimilation. Modern marginalization, appropriation, tokenizing, and fetishizing are examined in this multi-generational memoir tracking a Latinx familys journey to assimilation. This dynamic collection is far-reaching, exploring BIPOC experiences in predominantly white cultures. from Young Memoir di-as-po-ra is silent. is spiritual. It is being robbed of memoir while you sleep in a suburb. it is nonconsensually sensual--it is a question. when it comes for you, what will you recover? what will you do to reclaim all that was forced lost? MARISA TIRADO is a Latina poet from Chicago and graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop. She is the founder of an international collective called Protest Through Poetry which provides seminars, publishing opportunities, and creative community for activist poets of color. Marisa has been selected for fellowships from Kenyon Review, Image Journal, and Macondo, and her work can be found in Triquarterly, Colorado Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, and elsewhere.Book specifications:Dimensions: 200 x 148Author: Marisa TiradoCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 5Pages: 46Language: EnglishPublisher: Texas Review PressWeight: 23 g