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Peluda / poems by Melissa Lozada-Oliva.
Van Pelt Library PS3612.O9545 A6 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lozada-Oliva, Melissa, author.
- Series:
- Exploding Pinecone chapbooks
- Standardized Title:
- Poems. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic American women--Poetry.
- Hispanic American women.
- Women--Poetry.
- Women.
- American poetry--21st century.
- American poetry.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 43 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Button Poetry / Exploding Pinecone Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- One of the most original performance poets of her generation, Melissa Lozada-Oliva has captivated crowds across the country and online with her vivid narratives. Humorous and biting, personal and communal, self-deprecating and unapologetically self-loving, peluda (meaning hairy or hairy beast) is the poet at her best. The book explores the relationship between femininity and body hair as well as the intersections of family, class, the immigrant experience, Latina identity, and much more, all through Lozada-Olivas unique lens and striking voice. Peluda is a powerful testimony on body image and the triumph over taboo.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Origin Regimen
- Maybe She's Born With It, Maybe She Got Up Early
- Ode to Brown Girls With Bangs
- Lip / Stain / Must / Ache
- I'm Sorry, I Thought You Were Your Mother
- You Use Your Hands So Much When You Talk
- AKA What Would Jessica Jones Do?
- You Know How to Say Arroz con Polio but Not What You Are
- My Hair Stays on Your Pillow Like a Question Mark
- What If My Last Name Got a Bikini Wax, Too
- The Women in My Family Are Bitches
- I Shave My Sister's Back Before Prom
- We Play Would You Rather at the Galentine's Day Party
- Wolf Girl Suite
- It's Funny the Things That Stick With You
- Mami Says Have You Been Crying
- Self-Portrait With Historical Moments
- Light Brown Noise
- I'm So Ready
- House Call.
- Notes:
- A collection of poems that examines life as a woman and a non-white.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Laura Jan Meyerson Poetry Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781943735242
- 1943735247
- OCLC:
- 989044301
- Publisher Number:
- 99988678059
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