All that divides us poems
Although the poems in this collection are not narrative, they do present a narrative, gradually unspooling the tale of the poet's rebel aunt, who left the family ""to marry a Chinaman"" in the 1930s. It's an old story, full of poignancy, mystery, family pride, and doubt...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan :
Utah State University Press
c2000.
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| Colección: | May Swenson Poetry Award series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430342806719 |
| Sumario: | Although the poems in this collection are not narrative, they do present a narrative, gradually unspooling the tale of the poet's rebel aunt, who left the family ""to marry a Chinaman"" in the 1930s. It's an old story, full of poignancy, mystery, family pride, and doubt. When the aunt returns to die, the poet, now grown, discovers in herself the need to reclaim the connections that her family had severed. She travels to China several times-to learn. Gradually, through wide-eyed insightful poems, we see the poet rebuild with her Chinese cousins a sense of generation, family, and humanity-b |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (80 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) Also available in print form |
| ISBN: | 9781283266802 9786613266804 9780874213331 |
| Acceso: | Open access |
