Promised Instruments Poems |
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| Author:
| ón, Kristiana Rae |
| Series title: | Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-2891-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Taking its cue from Toni Morrison's declaration that "language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no names" Kristiana Colón's promised instruments stitches its own definitions for what is granted, what is surrendered, what is pilfered, and what is reclaimed.
Taking its cue from Toni Morrison's declaration that "language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no names" Kristiana Colón's promised instruments stitches its own definitions for what is granted, what is surrendered, what is pilfered, and what is reclaimed.