This new edition of Canto y Grito Mi Liberación  was published in 1995 
 by Washington State University Press, Pullman, Washington 99164-5910.
 The publishers had several copies of this book special ordered and sent 
 to us before it became available to the general public and becaused they 
 rushed to get the books to us, my dad was able to see the book before he
 died.  For this I would like to thank them, it meant a lot to us to able 
 to enjoy his book together as a family.




       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Pulication Data

       Sánchez, Ricardo, 1941-1995

       Canto y grito mi liberación/by Ricardo Sánchez

       ©1995 by the Board of Regents of Washington State University

       p.  cm.

       Prose and poetry.

       "Originally published in a hardbound edition in 1971 by Míctla 

       Publications. Inc., El Paso, Texas"--T.p. verso.

         ISBN 0-87422-125-0 (alk paper)

         I. Title.

         PS3569.A4677C3     1995                         95-587

         811'.54-dc20                                    CIP

             Cover photo copyrighted by Jim Valdez 1995










          CANTO Y GRITO MI LIBERACIÓN

          (y lloro mis desmadrazgos...)

               pensamientos, gritos,

               angustias, orgullos,

               penumbras poéticas,

               ensayos, historietas

               hechizos almales del

               son de mi existencia...

               by RICARDO SÁNCHEZ

               illustrated by

               MANUEL G. ACOSTA

   WSU Press

   Washington State University Press

   Pullman, WA 99164-5910








   This book is the first in a series to be published by Míclta 
 Publications... it is the birth of an idea first gestated in the 
 frenzy of Soledad Prison ten years ago, and now becoming a bronze 
 reality.

   El Paso, with all its memories, remains the cauldron of chicanismo 
 for me; thus now I return via my writings to my birthplace to explode 
 out expletives and cantos...

   This book would not be possible were it not for the patience and 
 understanding (and typing help) I've received from my wife...needless 
 to say, it would likewise not be possible to have it published were it 
 also not for Raymond Gardea, M.D., who has been un carnal a todo dar.
  This outpouring is dedicated, como toda mi vida,

          a Teresa,

                 Rik-Ser,

                       Libertad-Yvonne,

  to the memory of mi jefe, Pedro L. Sánchez,

                    mis carnales Pete y Sefy,

  to the love felt from mi madrecita, Lina,

  to Mannie, Luy, Katy, Mary, Rosie, Helen,

      reymundo gardea, lalo, narciso,

      manuel acosta, tony parra, cha cha,

      eduardo, cleofas, rojas felix,

      willie camacho, Pete and Joy Duarte*,

      Ralph and Pam Aguirre*

             al migrante del campo,

             al bato del barrio,

    to mis suegros-manuel y estela-

  to all of you, and all those others whom time and space keep me from

  accolading, i extend this verbalized set of esperanzas escritas,

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