A 4-part poetry collection that explores womens roles in familial dynamics, immigration, and El Salvadors civil war while reflecting on the death of the poets father
A National Poetry Series winner, selected by the celebrated poet Reginald Dwayne BettsWhen COVID-19 broke and the United States closed the border to travel, Alexandra Lytton Regalado was separated from family back in El SalvadorShe wrote
Relinquenda entirely during lockdown as a meditation on cancer, the passing of her father, and the renewed significance of community.
The central part of the collection focuses on her father during his 6-year struggle with cancer and considers how his stoicism, alcoholism, and hermitage might serve as mirror and warningIn contrast, she dedicates other poems to what it means for daughters, mothers, and wives to care for another as reflected in her relationships with the men in her life.
Situated in the tropical landscapes of Miami, Florida and El Salvador, the poems also negotiate the meaning of home, reflecting on immigration and the ties between United States and El Salvador 30 years after her birth countrys decade-long civil war.
In a lyrical and often bilingual voice, Regalado explores the impermanence and the body, communication and inarticulation, and the need to let go in order to heal regrets.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
120 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Beacon Press |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2022-10-11 |
| ISBN |
9780807007105 |