Rosa's Einstein : poems / Jennifer Givhan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Givhan, Jennifer, author.

Series:

Camino del sol

Camino del sol: a Latina and Latino literary series

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections (2019)

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

viii, 84 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2019.

Summary:

"This collection of poetry reevaluates the meaning of borders, Latinx indentity, and immigration narratives through the unlikely amalgamation of physics and fairytale"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1

Rosa Roja p. 5

Lieserl Travels Back to the River, Becomes Her Mama p. 8

The Bomb p. 9

Field Trip: Lieserl Blanketed in Fallout, or Nieve p. 11

Un Niño, Falling p. 12

In the Desert Multiverse: Einstein's Single Mama p. 13

2

When the Jornada del Muerto Had a Windpipe p. 17

Rosa Follows Nieve into the Desert Circus p. 19

Lunatic Mama' The Last Hunger Artist p. 20

Lieserl Runs Away p. 22

Lieserl Reads Goodnight Moon p. 23

Lieserl Writes Her Father p. 24

Nieve, the Brave Sister p. 25

Rosa/Nieve's Sideshow Performance p. 26

Lieserl's Yellow p. 28

Lieserl Creates Light p. 29

Rosa & the Date Palm p. 30

After the Circus p. 31

3

Rosa Meets Princess Alice p. 35

Why Believe? or, Rosa Questions the Scientist About the Princess p. 37

After Meeting Princess Alice p. 39

Rosa Follows Lieserl into Night p. 40

Princess Alice Responds p. 41

Lieserl Contemplates Resurrection p. 42

The Dead Don't Crick. The Dead Believe p. 43

4

Rosa's Time Capsule (or, Father Is a Hole & Home, a Spinning Top) p. 47

Risen Again p. 49

Accelerating Elevator p. 51

How to Build a Time Machine p. 53

Case Study: The Mexicali Border as Time Machine p. 54

Reinas de STEM p. 55

Nieve Explora p. 56

Rosa Dreams of Nothing p. 57

Ghost You Don't Believe In p. 58

Nieve After the Circus, Parallel p. 59

Rosa & Nieve Say Good-bye to the Desert Circus p. 60

5

From the Bottom of the World Comes a Cry p. 63

Rosa & Nieve Grow Up p. 64

The World Ended. I Woke in Heaven p. 65

Sighting p. 66

River Pitch: or, Nieve Reminds Me How to Swim p. 67

Night After Night: Jupiter p. 69

Body Image; or, Nieve Reminds Me Who I Am p. 71

Why Are You in This World? p. 73

My God, Nieve p. 74

Rosa & Nieve in the Beginning p. 75.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780816538034

0816538034

OCLC:

1056781571