"En my Viejo San Juan
They raise the price of pan
So I fly to Manhattan.
It was there that I swear
Everyone took welfare
Especially the Latins!
They raise the price of pan
So I fly to Manhattan.
It was there that I swear
Everyone took welfare
Especially the Latins!
To El Barrio I went
In pursuit of low rent"
The poem that I chose is called "El Spanglish National Anthem" by Pedro Pietri. It is basically a poem that defines the reasons why Puerto Ricans migrated to New York, and their hopes to return to the mother land. The poem itself is written in Spanglish and it was written to speak on behave of the struggles, hopes, and dreams of the Puerto Rican community. It's both a confessional and a critique written poem. Pedro Piertri confesses the reasons to why Puerto Ricans moved to New York; to acquire a better living situation and be able to provide for their families back home. However, he also critiques that the "American Dream" is not what they pictured it to be. That bills will be bills in Spanish or English. He also describes the discrimination that they face in New York because of their accent and the way they look, but that was not a problem back in their home land. The rhyme scheme is an (aaa,bb,c,dd), and the literary devices that he uses is an ending rhyme scheme and lots of imagery when describing both living situations in New York and Puerto Rico.
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