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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Why read it?
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.
From D.'s list on The best books portraying the human side of the immigration “crisis”.
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