ABSTRACT
Latina writing describes the literary production of Latin American women in the United States. This type of literature experienced a growth during the 1980's when Chicanas began to develop their own literature committed to the concerns of their status as a racial and social minority. While identifying herself as a lesbian and as a woman of color, Umpierre shares the concerns of Chicanas Gloria Anzaldua and Cherrie Moraga as well as of African American writers, particularly Audre Lorde and Cheryl Clarke. Margarita, a central motif of this poetry collection, is related to the spirit of rebellion that permeates the book and to the political lesbian voice. Female tradition and intertextuality create here the idea of women's community and provide for their empowerment. Linked with a female literary tradition and a political strategy is the idea that women's writing must articulate a common and collective story instead of an individual one.
