Within the still incipient study of Afro-Lati*literature, where the Afro-Lati*is somewhat known in prose through insightful accounts such as Black Cuban, Black American (Evelio Grillo 2000) and Down These Mean Streets (Piri Thomas 1967), as well as through the figure of Arturo Schomburg, the creativity and diversity that results from the multiple dimensions of the Afro-Lati*poet can only be found in the present ¡Manteca! Inspired by Grillo, Thomas and Schomburg, then, at the foundation of this anthology is also a recognition of the close relationships between African Americans and Afro-Lati* (who are also African Americans); these relationships have been significant for both groups from collaborating in politics to working together in the arts for the past one hundred years.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Within the still incipient study of Afro-Lati*literature, where the Afro-Lati*is somewhat known in prose through insightful accounts such as Black Cuban, Black American (Evelio Grillo 2000) and Down These Mean Streets (Piri Thomas 1967), as well as through the figure of Arturo Schomburg, the creativity and diversity that results from the multiple dimensions of the Afro-Lati*poet can only be found in the present ¡Manteca! Inspired by Grillo, Thomas and Schomburg, then, at the foundation of this anthology is also a recognition of the close relationships between African Americans and Afro-Lati* (who are also African Americans); these relationships have been significant for both groups from collaborating in politics to working together in the arts for the past one hundred years." in the context of "Melissa Castillo-Garsow, ¡Manteca!: An Anthology of Afro-Lati*Poets (2018)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.