My mother, the butcher : poems / Gerard Robledo.
2025
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Title
My mother, the butcher : poems / Gerard Robledo.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781680034226 trade paperback
1680034227
1680034227
Published
Huntsville, Texas : TRP: The University Press of SHSU, [2025]
Copyright
©2025
Language
English
Description
39 pages : portrait ; 22 cm
Exhibited
2024-2025 Poets House Showcase.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1504688787
Summary
"In this visceral debut poetry chapbook, "My Mother, the Butcher," Mexican American poet, Gerard Robledo, sets his speaker to confront the lasting scars of a traumatic childhood marked by alcoholism, neglect, and emotional cruelty. Undaunted, he dredges the devastating history of familial pain and a mother's callousness which haunts his daily life as a single father raising a daughter. In the process, he tries to reconcile his cultural and masculine identity with his own truth, as his struggles with alcoholism, religion, and self-worth threaten to consume him. This sincere poetry collection dissects the complexity of generational trauma - fractured parts of the self; the struggle to heal, break free, and find one's identity. It also presents a necessary perspective on the non-traditional experiences of a single Latino father, the struggles faced, and the beauty of one's own humanity - even in the face of unrelenting pain"-- Provided by publisher.
Series
TRP chapbook series ; no. 15.
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