Read The Roots Of A Thousand Embraces

The Roots Of A Thousand Embraces

Juan Felipe Herrera

4.9/5 (19405 ratings)

Description:"Juan Felipe Hererra’s writing fuses wide-ranging experimentalism with reflections on Mexican-American identity . . ."— The New York Times In forty cantos, the poet explores the metaphysical relationship between Frida Kahlo, her art, her broken body, and cross-border consciousness. First published in 1994, this early work—his sixth book—reveals a deep sense of longing for all to be made whole again in spite of fractures—physical, metaphorical, cultural—bestowed by the world. From " A Second Body": Think on the time it takes a scar to heal, a river to rise — an old woman to regain the tumblingpowers of her busted arms — a young woman (callingherself Frida) to re-structure her shattered vertebrae, tobe caught up with a body-cast, a second body which sheinhabits — for the rest of her life; this is precious to me,that is all. She painted herself somewhere in-between Mexico andthe United States — in the open space of the jaws; betweenthe mandibles of the jaguar and the nuclear turbine. It is the healing of this metaphysical fracture too (whichmay invoke further breakage) that concerns me. Juan Felipe Herrera was raised in a farm-working family in the San Joaquin Valley. A graduate of UCLA, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and Stanford University, he has written numerous books. Herrera’s awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN USA Award. Former Poet Laureate of California and now United States Poet Laureate, he lives in Fresno.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Roots Of A Thousand Embraces. To get started finding The Roots Of A Thousand Embraces, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 55

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0916397289

Description: "Juan Felipe Hererra’s writing fuses wide-ranging experimentalism with reflections on Mexican-American identity . . ."— The New York Times In forty cantos, the poet explores the metaphysical relationship between Frida Kahlo, her art, her broken body, and cross-border consciousness. First published in 1994, this early work—his sixth book—reveals a deep sense of longing for all to be made whole again in spite of fractures—physical, metaphorical, cultural—bestowed by the world. From " A Second Body": Think on the time it takes a scar to heal, a river to rise — an old woman to regain the tumblingpowers of her busted arms — a young woman (callingherself Frida) to re-structure her shattered vertebrae, tobe caught up with a body-cast, a second body which sheinhabits — for the rest of her life; this is precious to me,that is all. She painted herself somewhere in-between Mexico andthe United States — in the open space of the jaws; betweenthe mandibles of the jaguar and the nuclear turbine. It is the healing of this metaphysical fracture too (whichmay invoke further breakage) that concerns me. Juan Felipe Herrera was raised in a farm-working family in the San Joaquin Valley. A graduate of UCLA, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and Stanford University, he has written numerous books. Herrera’s awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN USA Award. Former Poet Laureate of California and now United States Poet Laureate, he lives in Fresno.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Roots Of A Thousand Embraces. To get started finding The Roots Of A Thousand Embraces, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Roots Of A Thousand Embraces

The Roots Of A Thousand Embraces

More Books

A Study Guide for Juan Felipe Herrera's "Everyday We Get More Illegal" (Poetry for Students)

A Study Guide for Juan Felipe Herrera's "Everyday We Get More Illegal" (Poetry for Students)

Imagine

Imagine

Jabberwalking

Jabberwalking

Every Day We Get More Illegal

Every Day We Get More Illegal

Notes on the Assemblage

Notes on the Assemblage

187 Reasons Mexicanos Can't Cross the Border: Undocuments, 1971-2007

187 Reasons Mexicanos Can't Cross the Border: Undocuments, 1971-2007

Calling the Doves/El canto de las palomas

Calling the Doves/El canto de las palomas

The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza

The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza

Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes

Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes