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Sharks in the Rivers

By Ada Limón

Sharks in the Rivers

By Ada Limón

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The speaker in this extraordinary collection finds herself multiply dislocated: from her childhood in California, from her family’s roots in Mexico, from a dying parent, from her prior self. The world is always in motion—both toward and away from us—and it is also full of risk: from sharks unexpectedly lurking beneath estuarial rivers to the dangers of New York City, where, as Limón reminds us, even rats find themselves trapped by the garbage cans they’ve crawled into. In such a world, how should one proceed? Throughout Sharks in the Rivers, Limón suggests that we must cleave to the world as it "keep[s] opening before us," for, if we pay attention, we can be one with its complex, ephemeral, and beautiful strangeness. Loss is perpetual, and each person’s mouth "is the same / mouth as everyone’s, all trying to say the same thing." For Limón, it’s the saying—individual and collective — that transforms each of us into "a wound overcome by wonder," that allows "the wind itself" to be our "own wild whisper."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
96
Release Date:
2010-10-01
Publication Date:
2010-10-01
Publisher:
Milkweed Editions
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1571314385
ISBN13:
9781571314383
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
169 g
Height:
144 cm
Width:
223 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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