Poetry.
The pages of UP Jump THE Boogie breathe and sing; the tributes and cultural nods are heartfelt, and in these honest poems no one gets off the hook.--Yusef Komunyakaa.
The lived dimensions embodied in this collection say that here\'s an earned street knowledge and a measured intellectual inquiry that dare to live side by side, in one unique voice.
But with this kind of verve and intelligence and ferocity Murillo just might be a favorite for many years to come.--Junot D az The feel of now lives in John Murillo\'s UP Jump THE BOOGIE, but it\'s tempered by bows to the tradition of soulful music and oral poetry.
I didn\'t have a favorite poet for this year: Now I do.
Murillo is headbreakingly brilliant.
That\'s almost all one needs to say.
Up jumps the boogie.
Latino/Latina Studies.
African American Studies.
Poetry
