Disaster tourism : poems / Rena J. Mosteirin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mosteirin, Rena J., Author.

Series:

American poets continuum series ; no. 217

Standardized Title:

Disaster tourism (Compilation) http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/2881a71c-085a-615c-26ec-0b0e1dc843e5

Language:

English

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

137 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : BOA Editions, Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

"Disaster Tourism is a debut poetry collection that offers glimpses of disasters at once personal and global. The term "disaster tourism" refers to the offensive practice of visiting sights after a cataclysm. Steeped in violence, injustice, immigration stories, and accounts of police brutality, Disaster Tourism gives us a lens to reimagine our dangerous surroundings in the hopes that we strive toward a better existence, even when it hurts. Born of a Cuban refugee father and a mother whose homeland of Gotteschee is now considered Slovenia, Rena J. Mosteirin's identity and poetry are shaped by the respective lost homelands of her parents. Bold, unflinching, and lyrical, yet laced with a disarmingly clever and sometimes wicked sense of humor, these poems sift through various sites and forms of devastation to reveal moments of love and joy. Mosteirin uses observational wit and arresting clarity to bring us closer to the fires burning all around us. Yet, through it all, there is the interconnectedness of family and community-including our world community-entreating us to carry on with an eye toward helping each other through this challenging life. Ultimately, Disaster Tourism holds a mirror to our broken world and asks: what will you do when you find yourself looking back?"-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Online version Mosteirin, Rena J. Disaster tourism

ISBN:

9781960145772

1960145770

9781960145796

1960145797

OCLC:

1499214820