In Breathing Between the Lines, the writer returns to poetry, her first love. From childhood, writing poems has been both a refuge and a release through the power of her own imagination. In 1988, however, Martinez`s poetry was used against her in a federal indictment for smuggling Salvadoran refugees into the United States. The incriminating poem carried this punch line: In my country, we sing of a baby in a manger, finance death squads . Seven long months later, she was acquitted. After the trial - a poet`s nightmare, in which words, so full of liberating possibilities, were twisted and used against me - Martinez`s poetry dried up. Years passed before the miracle of writing finally brought her reconciliation and a return to sanity from the searing experience. Once again, poetry now drives her life, fills her days, and gives meaning to a world gone crazy. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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