Cortez, Sarah <br/><br/>
How to undress a cop  : poems 
/ by Sarah Cortez ; foreword by Naomi Shihab Nye. 
 - Houston, Tex.  : Arte Público Press  , 2000. 
 - 80 p.  ; 22 cm. 
<br/><br/> It's not every book of poetry that includes an Ode to Body Armor. But then, it's not every poet whose experience in academia includes a stint at the police academy. The poems of Sarah Cortez are tough-minded, verbally supple, and often deeply, even explicitly, erotic. And all the fifty poems collected here display her many facets: the street smarts and cool analytic eye of a law-enforcement officer, the unique sensibility and bilingual vocabulary of a proud Mexican American, the linguistic dexterity of a Latin teacher, and the frank sensuality of a strong and spirited woman. Surveying fellow officers, friends, criminals, lovers, strangers, and family, Cortez has learned that a bulletproof vest may -- with luck -- protect the body, but protecting the heart from harm is a more mysterious affair. 
<br/><br/> Winner of the PEN Texas Literary Award for Poetry 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781558853010 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00041636 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mexican American Women---Poetry
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3553.O7227  / H69 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>811.6 COR