Red Leather Gloves takes on the World of Boxing


B.V. Olguín’s RED LEATHER GLOVES, a collection of boxing poems, was reviewed at LatinStories.com by Jose B. Gonzalez.RED LEATHER GLOVES takes the readr from the mean streets of the Houston’s barrios and dockside boxing stables into a dilapidated boxing arena deceptively named the Olympiad where men and boys reenact an ancient rite of passage in desperate pursuit of Olympic fame, title belts, and riches that will elude them all.

Here’s a notable quote from the review:

Red Leather Gloves is for anyone who has ever wanted to see the sport of boxing beyond the punches and beyond the victories and falls.

You can read the entire review here: http://ow.ly/Dal67

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