Existential Fighting Through My Writings

by Rudy Calderon


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Softcover
£8.31
Softcover
£8.31

Book Details

Language : Spanish
Publication Date : 09/08/2004

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 172
ISBN : 9781418423094

About the Book

The aim and goal of this book is to carry on the legacy of the greats that have come before me like Langston Hughes, Emile Dickinson, Pablo Neruda and others.  This book aims at allowing the soul to speak unobstructed and unrestricted in any way shape or form.  Many times, in this fast pace society, we don’t stop and listen to the existential questions and concerns that our soul wants us to tend to.  These poems came to fruition out of an inner necessity not just to console my soul but more importantly to console the souls of others that can make a connection with these poems, which I prefer to call letters.  They’re letters in that, in them, I carry on conversations with myself but not just for myself.  Sometimes a letter is a personal conversation and sometimes the letter is a type of pedagogical monologue, one that seeks to get the reader to look at a topic from a different perspective or with a more critical sensibility.  This book is truly a testament to the art of writing, which uses the following fundamental question as a beginning to these letters and that question is- What does it mean to be alive?  When it comes to dealing with issues involving life, society, love, history, philosophy or religion, which the reader will encounter in this book many times we find ourselves existentially fighting to make sense of all the dynamics these issues entail.  It is through the art of writing that these topics can be best deciphered and brought to the forefront with the hopes that answers can come and so we can better steer ourselves towards happier existential routes.  As long as one person was reached with a particular letter in this book, my soul feels humbled and relieved. 


About the Author

Rudy Calderón was born in the metropolis of Los Angeles, CA in December of 1974.  He is the sixth of eight children and a first generation Mexican-American.  His family moved to Santa Maria, CA as migrant workers to pick strawberries, lettuce, and squash, where they finally settled and have since remained.  Rudy attended most of the elementary schools in Santa Maria and later attended El Camino Jr. High School.  He went on to graduate from Santa Maria High School in 1992 and then attended Allan Hancock College.  He, then, transferred to Cal State University, Bakersfield, where he was deeply empowered by the history, philosophy and political science departments.  He graduated in 2001 (Cum Laude) with a major in history and minor in political science.  After graduation, he returned to Santa Maria, where he enrolled and received his California teaching credential and masters degree in the field of education from Chapman University.  In addition to this book, Rudy is also the author of I Wonder If You Will Ponder? A collection of poems.  Email: rcal67@hotmail.com