e War Between The Races and Corky Gonzales I Am Joaquin are two perfect examples of Chicano nationalist poems in that they tie in the major aspects of Chicano nationalism (heritage, political marginalization, Anglo oppression, self as nation, community, equal rights and the right to follow your roots) with the central focus of the poem. As Susan Bassnett states in her essay Bilingual Poetry: A Chicano Phenomenon , there is a Latin American tradition of the poet who occupies a prominent place in the struggle for freedom and national unity, and as Cervantes and Gonzales demonstrated, the poets role in Latin America has not been diminished....
