Palm frond with its throat cut / Vickie Vértiz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vértiz, Vickie, author.

Series:

Camino del sol

Camino del sol : a Latina and Latino literary series

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican American women--Poetry.

Mexican American women.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xi, 56 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2017.

Summary:

"A poetry collection that offers a glimpse into LA Latina life, exploring the history and lexicon of a queer Chicana, her family, and her passions"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 What You See, What You Take with You

Already My Lips Were Luminous 5

What You See, What You Take with You 6

Agua en Gotas 8

Servicios Pleyboy 9

Verde 11

Laundromat 12

Not a Movie 13

Pets 15

Dame Tu Hermana 16

Give Me Your Sister 18

Postcard from My Pops 20

This Is My Home 21

Part 2 Los Angeles-A Palm Frond with Its Throat Cut

Palm Frond with Its Throat Cut 25

Honeymoon 26

Portrait as a Couple: Mexico, Distrito Federal 27

How Can You Live 28

Resistance as Glass and Lace 30

Fábrica 31

Dream of the Drowned Man 33

Don Mario 35

Girl with Ink and Horseshoes 37

Downey Carne Asada 38

Part 3 Portrait as a Deer Hunter

Portrait as a Deer Hunter 41

Postcard to My Father 43

The Speed Above 44

Lover's Letter 45

Baby Chihuahua Comes for Your Wig 47

After the Third Letter, He Writes Back 48

Nahuatl-A Revenge 50

La Mera Neta 51

The Apparatus of Love 52

Out of the Wreck 53.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780816535118

0816535116

OCLC:

965154183