Reality Ribs

by Roberto Tinoco Duran

In Reality Ribs, Roberto Tinoco Duran hands us snapshots that are both painful and illuminating. In an imagistic, minimalist style, he reveals life in brief a men's shelter, a shopping-cart lady, a cockroach falling into a baby's cereal bowl. These poems, accessible yet layered with a profound irony, present the rituals and routines of a barrio life woven with spirit, compassion, and despair. Duran's vision allows us to review our own world and take back life's lessons from that experience.

Genres: Poetry

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful poems from the street - beauty after seeing the mirror of ugliness shattered. Roberto Tinoco Duran has a sharp eye that is able to see beneath the stereotypes most people have about life on the street; his observations are sharp and critical - but they are always tempered with understanding and hope.