A Place to Stand

Book Description

New York Grove Press 2001 Paperback Later printing NEW 264pp. Octavo [21cm] Paperback. NEW. From the publisher: "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 International Prize. Long considered one of the best poets in America today, Baca was illiterate at the age of twenty-one and faced 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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