Codeswitch: Fires from Mi Corazon

by Iris De Anda

Poetry book divided into 4 chambers (chapters) Rage, Love, Revolution, Evolution. A book about Transformation: Personal, Social, & Global.

Genres: Poetry

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2014

Reviews

[Plaguedoctor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book in the goodreads giveaway.

I really liked this poetry book. It felt like it had a lot of new and invigorating aspects to it. It also included a lot of cultural aspects into it which was really a nice quality. I think the added in clip art that the author added really ties in with the poetry. I think this is a book that all poetry lovers will be able to enjoy and I recommend checking out.

[Liz Murray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've thought long and hard about how to write about this book, along with two other books of poetry I read at the same time: How Fire is a Story, Waiting by Melinda Palacio, and When My Brother Was An Aztec by Natalie Díaz. I don't feel as if I've come up with anything worthy, but I'll try. The three authors are based in and around Southern CA with some travels outside. Iris de Anda frames her work through the chambers of the heart: rage/coraje, love/amor, revolution/revolución, evolution/evolución. The power of De Anda's work lies in its ritualistic nature and short phrasings that build one on the other. This is poetry to be read aloud, with a strong and passionate voice. There are no negotiations between languages, they merge, are not translated (except in the chapter titles). There is a call to action, a call to push through the pain and the hurt, and to keep fighting for our common humanity and true empathy.

[Darla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did enjoy this book because it talks about quotes that motivate you as a person. Another reason why i like this book is because it talks about other interesting life poems that are very different and involves Spanish words. The author did well on explaining good and using high academic words in some poems in the book. The characters in the book were engaging because in the short stories it sounds like the characters were putting a lot of effort and making sure they make sense. The story's pace was not slow just depended on how u read but for me it was not a slow pace.








I would recommend this book to other readers because it is a good book to read and the people who like reading poetry this would be a good book for them cause of the poems that are included and how long they are because the poems aren't short and boring.

[Karen Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book it was very entreating and she was like shouting at me through the book and I could understand her tone of writing. I liked how the author categorized the poems on what they talk about. The stories/poems were at a good pace so were the transitions. I would recommend only if they need it for a certain reason but just out of pass time reading it will give you ideas too. I will more specifically recommend it to a Hispanic or I know some one that will relate to that book because they will understand it and also the Spanish words too. The author was also showed a character of boldness and to take action for what she wrote. The book moved me in some sort and really liked it.

[Ashely]

The poem was interesting there was a lot of things It talking about.The poem had Spanish words which i made it better.Other reason why I like it is because it describes the things it talks about and makes it interesting.I would recommended this book because it is interesting.I feel like people would like this because it’s a poem that have Spanish words that makes it interesting.