An incomplete list of names : poems / Michael Torres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torres, Michael, 1986- author.

Series:

National poetry series

The national poetry series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Poetry.

Mexican Americans.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xiv, 110 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]

Summary:

"This collection of poems is an act of remembrance of a speaker looking back on a community of Mexican-American boys who are grappling with the impulse to assimilate while at the same time trying to create something new for themselves through graffiti."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Doing Donuts in an '87 Mustang 5.0, after My Homie Chris Gets Broken Up With p. 1

All-American Mexican p. 5

Hired as Professional Mourner at Funeral p. 10

The Pachuco's Grandson Smokes His First Cigarette after Contemplating Masculinity p. 12

The Flame p. 14

Minutes, at the Health Clinic p. 16

Learning to Box p. 18

[Mexican] America p. 21

On Being REMEK p. 23

Down p. 25

Clothespins p. 29

Push p. 30

The Very Short Story of Your Knuckles p. 33

Teaching at the Prison in December p. 35

The Pachuco's Grandson Considers Skipping School p. 37

Because My Brother Knows Why It's Called County Blues, but Won't Tell Me p. 39

After José Clemente Orozco's Man of Fire p. 41

Down | II p. 43

[White] America p. 47

My Brother Is Asking for Stamps p. 49

All-American Mexican p. 51

Suspended from School, the Pachuco's Grandson Watches Happy Days While His Homie Fulfills Prophecy p. 60

Stop Looking at My Last Name Like That p. 62

Down | III p. 64

After the Man Who Found Me Doing Burpees at the Park Said: "I Can Tell You Learned Those on the Inside." p. 67

Ars Poetica p. 69

My Hometown as a Man Riding a Bicycle with No Chain p. 72

My Neighbor Who Keeps the Dying Things p. 74

Visits p. 76

Elegy with Puppet Strings p. 78

From My Classroom Window at the Prison, before Students Arrive p. 81

The Pachuco's Grandson Considers the Silversun Pickups' Album Diana Lent Him When They last Spoke Seven Years Ago p. 83

Ail-American Mexican p. 86

Elegy with Roll Call p. 89

Horses p. 100.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Torres, Michael, 1986- An incomplete list of names

ISBN:

9780807046746

0807046744

OCLC:

1136958806