Jimmy Santiago Baca's harrowing, brilliant
memoir of his life before, during, and immediately after the years he spent in
a maximum-security prison garnered tremendous critical acclaim and went on to
win the prestigious 2001 International Prize. Long considered one of the best
poets in America today, Baca was illiterate at the age of twenty-one and facing
five to ten years behind bars for selling drugs. A Place to Stand is the remarkable tale of how he emerged after
his years in the penitentiary -- much of it spent in isolation -- with the
ability to read and a passion for writing poetry. A vivid portrait of life
inside a maximum-security prison and an affirmation of one man's spirit in
overcoming the most brutal adversity, A Place to Stand "stands as proof
there is always hope in even the most desperate lives."
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