{"product_id":"why-i-am-like-tequila-9781732209176","title":"Why I Am Like Tequila","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoetry collection by Lupe Mendez, poet, teacher and activist. \u003cem\u003eWhy I Am Like Tequila\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poetry spanning a decade of writing and performance. This collection exists in 4 parts - each a layered perspective, a look through a Mexican\/ Mexican-American voice living in the Texas Gulf Coast. Set within spaces such as Galveston Island, Houston, the Rio Grande Valley and Jalisco, Mexico, these poems peel away at all parts, like the maguey, drawing to craft spirits, quenching a thirst between land and sea. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMendez, Lupe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Poet, teacher, and activist Lupe Mendez is the author of the poetry collection Why I Am Like Tequila (Willow Books, 2019). He earned an MFA in creative writing (poetry) from the University of Texas at El Paso. Mendez is one of the founders of the Librotraficante Movement and of Tintero Projects, a Texas based grassroots organization that works to provide a platform for emerging Latinx writers and writers of color within the Gulf Coast Region and beyond. He has received fellowships from CantoMundo, Macondo, and the Crescendo Literary\/Poetry Foundation's Poetry Incubator.","brand":"Willow Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533662818578,"sku":"9781732209176","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ab4fd29-393f-4a86-9b87-f32ced230e05.jpg?v=1731408727","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-i-am-like-tequila-9781732209176","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}