Since 1975, Curbstone Press has published works by a unique group of writers: political activists, revolutionaries, guerrilla combatants, as well as ordinary working people, from the U.S., Latin America, and throughout the world. What all share is an affinity for that place "where art and politics intersect." Unique among poetry anthologies, Poetry Like Bread presents poets whose imaginations are political. These are poets whose works are united in a desire for a world where human needs are met and justice is pursued. The poets here moved Rigoberta Menchu to comment "With bold and simple words, they speak to us of the women and men who build hope every day."