Problem: "My Native Costume", "Coca-Cola and Coco-Frío", and "Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper". Comment on the anecdotes that Martín Espada mentions in his poems. What do we learn about his childhood? How does he express the dilemmas and experiences of a Hispanic person (as a child and also as an adult) who resides in the United States? How does Martín Espada express the experience of someone who belongs to two different cultures? What messages is Martín Espada trying to convey? Are his poems effective? Why?