Refugee : poems / Pamela Uschuk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Uschuk, Pamela, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (91 pages)

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Pasadena, California : Red Hen Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Taking the reader across our country through the varied landscapes of Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arizona, Refugee discusses the nature of seeking shelter. We are all refugees looking for a haven from whatever oppresses our lives. What constitutes a refugee is at the heart of the collection. Poems confront and explore xenophobia, sexism, gun violence, domestic violence, corporate greed, and their ties to environmental destruction and political and economic tyranny. An ovarian cancer survivor, the author also writes about her own courageous confrontation with death. These inspiring poems ultimately call for the reader to recognize the refugee condition as a human condition. They call for a change in consciousness in the forms of action and compassion. They call for the reader to thrive. Ranging from short lyric poems to narrative poems, this collection steeped in rich, sensual imagery draws inspiration and healing from the natural world. Truth lies in recognition of the interdependence of all life. Refugee is an odyssey to find grace and unity in a besieged and divided contemporary American society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Acknowledgments

Contents

SKULL SONG

A History of Morning Clouds and Contrails

Bulk

With a Hurricane, She Climbs Mountains While She Dreams

Cracking One Hundred

Aggravated Child Theft

Skull Song

Bass Note

AXIS

Spring Runoff

Dog Walk Song

Axis

Beyond Oxygen

Giving Up

Barred Owl at Equinox

Phoebe

Talking Crow

Stormlight

Fox Sighting in Phoenix

Endangered Species

LIQUID BOOK OF THE DEAD

Healing Song for Surgery

Pathology Report

Shapeshifter

Intraperitoneal Chemo

Green Flame

Toward Wings

Song of Reprieve

On Losing a Mother

Dharma

Walking the Labyrinth

Theories of Time

Olivia Begins Chemotherapy

Solar Eclipse in the Land of Sandstone Hoodoos and Cranes

Finding a Moth Dead on the Windowsill

Singing Bowl

SPEAKING OF ANGELS AND GHOSTS

Western Tanager

Morning Coffee

Weather Change

Refuge

Bordering on Hysteria

Web

The Morning Porch

Speaking of Angels and Ghosts

One to Count Cadence

Holograms

After the Election, the Super Moon Rises Over the Rincon Mountains

Let Them Eat Cake

Good Friday at Old Pascua

Contemplating Fire on a Spring Desert Evening

No April Fools

Levitation

Desert Aubade

The Essential Shape

Gardenias at Easter

Biographical Note

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Uschuk, Pamela Refugee

ISBN:

9781636280202

OCLC:

1260171169