Small Story about the Sky Contributor(s): Rios, Alberto (Author), Raios, Alberto (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556594798 ISBN-13: 9781556594793 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - Hispanic American |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2014031782 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 110 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Rios evokes the mysterious and unexpected forces that dwell inside the familiar.--The Washington Post R os delivers another stunning book of poems, rich in impeccable metaphors, that revel in the ordinariness of morning coffee and the crackle of thunderous desert storms. In one sonnet, R os addresses injustice in the borderlands, capturing with mathematical precision the everyday struggles that many migrants face--'The border is an equation in search of an equals sign.' A series of sonnets about desert flora abounds with fantastic, magical imagery--'Bougainvilleas do not bloom--they bleed' and 'Apricots are eggs laid in trees by invisible golden hens.' Likewise, R os's bestiary sonnets overflow with inimitable similes, worthy of a book unto themselves--'Minnows are where a river's leg has fallen asleep' and 'Gnats are sneezes still flying around.' This robust volume is the perfect place to start for readers new to R os and a prize for seasoned fans.--Booklist In his thirteenth book, Alberto Rios casts an intense desert light on the rich stories unfolding along the Mexico-US border. Peppered with Spanish and touches of magical realism, ordinary life and its simple props--morning showers, spilled birdseed, winter lemons--becomes an exploration of mortality and humanity, and the many possibilities of how lives might yet be lived. Mad Honey Made from magnificent rhododendron, poisonous rhododendron, Rhododendron even is--I would have to look it up myself, Indianapolisly-long spelling, all those letters moving in and out. The bees see in its purple flower, first, a purple flower. Purple offering what it has to offer, unapologetic, without further Who can blame either one this first-grade impulse toward love? Alberto Rios is the Poet Laureate of Arizona and host of the PBS program Books & Co. He was a finalist for the National Book Award for his poetry volume The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body. He teaches at Arizona State University and lives in Chandler, Arizona. |