The poems in Seasons of Mangoes and Brainfire recreate Carolyne Wright's time in Allende's Chile and on other travels through Latin America.

"Seasons of Mangoes and Brainfire" recreates Carolyne Wright's time in Allende's Chile and on other travels through Latin America. It won the Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry, Oklahoma Book Award in Poetry, and American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation.