Matadora / Sarah Gambito.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gambito, Sarah Verdes.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Filipino American women--Poetry.

Filipino American women.

Feminist poetry, American.

Sex role--Poetry.

Sex role.

Women--Poetry.

Women.

Genre:

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x, 65 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Farmington, Me. : Alice James Books, [2004]

Summary:

A sculptor (from LA he said just visiting) listened to us. He said I'm working on a 50 ft. bamboo thing. He said you should come by."

"Early in Sarah Gambito's book, we learn that 'You cannot be in two places at once.' In fact, the personality presented in these poems (they are personal poems; that is to say, they have their own unique and consistent personality) seems to have come from Elsewhere, on the way to Everywhere."-Keith Waldrop

Sarah Gambito holds degrees from The University of Virginia and The Creative Writing Program at Brown University. Her poems have appeared in such journals as "The Iowa Review," "The Antioch Review," "The New Republic," "Quarterly West" and "Fence,

Contents:

Veronicas

Paloma Loves 3

Family Day 5

Blackberrying 7

Paloma's Light Journal, February 12th 8

Scene: a Loom 9

Paloma's Church in America 10

Fear 11

The Women of Tagaytay Gather at the Edge of the Lustrous River and See the Spirit of God in a White Bird 12

Numerology 13

Frequently the Beach for Me 16

Grief God 17

Suerte de Recibir

The Glitter Lamb 21

Paloma's Light Journal, January 2nd 22

The Daily Bride 23

Paloma's Light Journal, May 8th 25

Scene: Rainbow 26

Hope Is Longer than Time 27

New York (Radio Edit) 28

New York (Sweet and Sour Sauce) 29

Paloma and I Admire the Neon Lights 30

Providence 31

My Parting Gift Story 32

Dyads 34

Sonogram 35

A Black Horse Has Come to Your Sleep 36

Untitled 37

1001 Nights 40

Dear Elation, Soothing Wetbar 41

Batgirl 43

Angel 5 44

Dear Elation, There Is Something Else You Didn't Know 45

Toro Libre

Scene: This Is Your Country 49

Scene: This Is Still Your Country 50

Scene: Rufina de los Reyes Fails to Return 51

Paloma, Because I Love Her 52

War after War 53

Of My Fury 54

How to Make Your Daughter an American 55

How to Make Your Daughter an American (Again) 56

Paloma's Light Journal, June 6th 57

New York (Fairest of 10,000 Remix) 58

Asian-American Food Poem 59

Shrewd and Beautiful Is My New York 60

Passage 61

Scene: Yours, Time: Yours 63.

ISBN:

188229548X

OCLC:

55962203