Gary Soto (1952- )
A selective list of online literary criticism on poet Gary Soto, favoring signed articles, peer-reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites.
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Introduction
"About Gary Soto." A profile, by Don Lee. Ploughshares.
"Notable Latino Writers." A short biography, summary of his publications, and secondary bibliography. Salem Press.
"Gary Soto." A brief introduction to Gary Soto. Academy of American Poets.
"Gary Soto Biography." Scholastic Magazine.
"An interview with Gary Soto." Sept. 2007. A Pacific Rim Voices Project.
"Interview with Gary Soto." Gary Soto talks about his book, The Afterlife. Harcourt Books.
"An interview with Gary Soto." On his founding of Chicano Chapbook Series. Institute for Latino Studies, Notre Dame U.
"How things work." With a brief summary of Gary Soto's publications. Al Filreis, U of Penn.
Literary Criticism
Erben, Rudolf and Ute Erben. Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Chicano Identity in Gary Soto's Living up the Street and Small Faces. First page of article only. Melus 17(Autumn, 1991 - Autumn, 1992).
Ganz, Robin. "Gary Soto." In Updating the Literary West. (Texas Christian UP 1997). Google Books.
Manson, Michael Tomasek. "Poetry and Masculinity on the Anglo/Chicano Border: Gary Soto, Robert Frost, and Robert Hass" [Home Course in Religion]. In The Calvinist Roots of the Modern Era. Eds. Barnstone, Aliki; Manson, Michael Tomasek; Singley, Carol J. (UP of New England 1997). Google Books.
Olivares, Julian. The Streets of Gary Soto." First page of article only. Latin America Literary Review 18 (January-June 1990).
Paredes, Raymund A. "Mexican American Authors and the American Dream." First page of article only. Melus 8 (Winter 1981).
Teachers' Resources
"Promoting Reading among Mexican American Children." ERIC Digest. Ed. Murray, Yvonne I. and Velazquez, Jose. Classroom strategies and recommended literary works.
Teaching Guide for Gary Soto. Ed. Raymund Paredes. Heath Anthology.
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