Texas Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds is a lifeÍs work in poetry by the famous folklorist, novelist and mentor of at least two generations, of Chicano scholars and writers. Between Two Worlds is a selection of ParedesÍ poetry from the 1930s and 1940sm sine if which was published in Texas newspapers. Consequently the poetry has both historical and literary merit. Paredes calls his poems ñthe scribblings of a ïproto-ChicanoÍ of a half-century ago.î He is indeed the one clear forerunner of the flourishing of Chicano literature that occurred in the last two decades; his themes, styles and political stances have all become the mainstays of todayÍs literature and world view.