Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

This collection of poems presents a Hispanic history of the United States through many voices, reaching from early accounts to contemporary life. Its subjects include Juana Briones, Juan Ponce de León, enslaved people in the eighteenth century, and modern sixth graders. The poems trace Latino experiences and contributions across the nation’s past. Across the book, individual speakers illuminate how these communities shaped the country’s history.