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Jimmy Santiago Bacais traumatic, excellent memoir of his life before, during, and soon after the decades he spent in a maximum-security jail received great critical acclaim and continued to earn the prestigious 2001 Global Reward. Long considered one of the greatest poets in The Usa today, Baca was illiterate in the age of twenty-one and experiencing five to 10 years behind bars for selling medicines. A Location to Stay may be the amazing story of how he surfaced after his years in the penitentiary -- a lot of it invested in seclusion -- together with a love for writing poetry and the capability to study. A vibrant picture of life in the maximum-security jail and an acceptance of 1 guyis nature in defeating the most raw difficulty, A Location to Stay "stands as evidence there's always hope in even the most eager lifestyles" -- (Fort Worth Morning Star-Telegram).