I went looking, but I couldn’t find the paper I wrote in college called, “Migrant Farm Workers and Wandering Jews,” comparing the lives represented in Tomas Rivera’s The Searchers with the Jewish people scattered across the globe. Like the dispersed Jews, the migrant farm workers share a faith and a history, a mindset that connects […]

I was all ready to talk about comparisons between migrant farm workers and the Jewish diaspora, but I just need a break, a nice clean rest stop along this extended highway. Life’s little dramas always come in waves, and we’ve been splashed.
OK, enough with the mixing of the metaphors. Yesterday, we said bon voyage to a friend who […]

Gypsies, rock stars, RV-dwelling retirees and migrant farm workers — they live life on a perpetual road trip. Where Kerouac was taking a long vacation, his farm worker friends didn’t have that luxury. On the other hand, Tomas Rivera wrote about that life because he and his family lived it.
I realize poetry is a very […]

I’ve written a few times about Jack Kerouc’s On the Road, but I have to admit, I didn’t love it. I thought he had a big huge case of the smug. Don’t get me wrong, it was beautifully written, and I did enjoy the adventure. I also appreciated his love for jazz and seeing the different people […]

So I’m feeling a little detached this weekend and watching a lot of comedies to keep the mood light. When I found this, it said everything about my mood. Enjoy!