Bibliograph

Unpeopled eden, Rigoberto González

Type

Label

Unpeopled eden, Rigoberto González

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unpeopled eden

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

828834171

Responsibility statement

Rigoberto González

Summary

Unpeopled Eden opens in Mictlan, the region of the dead in Aztec mythology, inviting us down into a world where "the men are never coming home" and "rows of ghosts come forth to sing." Haunted by border crossers and forgotten deportees, lost brothers and sons, Gonzalez unearths the beautiful and musical amidst the grotesque. These poems are prayer and memorial "for those whose / patron saints are longing and despair."

Table Of Contents

The soldier of Mictlan -- In the village of missing fathers -- Central American anxiety gallery -- Mortui Vivos Docent -- Music man -- Full moon on the night my father died -- Unpeopled Eden -- Gila -- Telegrama -- Birthright -- The bordercrosser's pillowbook -- La Pelona as birdwoman -- In the village of missing sons -- Casa -- Senorita Juarez

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