Book description
"A Can of Pinto Beans" by Robbie Gamble is a startling poetry collection recounting the author's work with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization in Arizona working to serve migrants.
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1 author picked A Can of Pinto Beans as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love the simplicity of this book and the direct way in which the poet conveys his experience as a volunteer for a group that provides medical care and support for migrants crossing the Sonora Dessert.
Gamble’s close-up view of objects like an abandoned Hello Kitty backpack and a can of pinto beans with ants crawling into the slit allows him to shed light on much deeper stories of human suffering, evoking the reader’s sympathy without proselytizing.
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