| Brother Bullet: Poems Volume 84 Contributor(s): López, Casandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816538522 ISBN-13: 9780816538522 Publisher: University of Arizona Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Native American - Poetry | American - Hispanic American - Poetry | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2018026817 |
| Series: Sun Tracks |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.40 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Speaking to both a personal and collective loss, in Brother Bullet Casandra L pez confronts her relationships with violence, grief, guilt, and ultimately, endurance. Revisiting the memory and lasting consequences of her brother's murder, L pez traces the course of the bullet--its trajectory, impact, wreckage--in lyrical narrative poems that are haunting and raw with emotion, yet tender and alive in revelations of light. Drawing on migratory experiences, L pez transports the reader to the Inland Empire, Baja California, New Mexico, and Arizona to create a frame for memory, filled with imagery, through the cyclical but changing essence of sorrow. This is paralleled with surrounding environments, our sense of belonging--on her family's porch, or in her grandfather's orange grove, or in the darkest desert. L pez's landscapes are geographical markers and borders, connecting shared experiences and memories. Brother Bullet tugs and pulls, drawing us into a consciousness--a story--we all bear. |