Anaya relates a story about a poet he knows to support his point of view.
Explanation:
By stating this strong phrase:
<em>"which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry."</em>
She relates to a story about his friend, that hide his latin roots in order to become more "American" and lost all of the beauty and sould that his poems had, this supports his point of view that diversity and his latin roots were what made his writting and poetry special.
