In inheritance of drowning : poems / Dorsía Smith Silva.
2024
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Title
In inheritance of drowning : poems / Dorsía Smith Silva.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781960327079 (paperback)
1960327070 (paperback)
1960327070 (paperback)
Published
Fort Lee, New Jersey : CavanKerry Press, 2024.
Copyright
©2024
Language
English
Description
xvii, 87 pages ; 23 cm
Exhibited
2024-2025 Poets House Showcase.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1430503859
Summary
Silva's poetry confronts Hurricane María in Puerto Rico and the racial, social, and political injustices in the United States and highlights the "drowning" of BIPOC communities as they are displaced, exploited, and robbed of their identities.
Formatted Contents Note
Foreword by Vincent Toro
BY HURRICANE. What the Poet Is Supposed to Write About a Hurricane
First Poem Before Hurricanes
The Awakening of Hurricane María
Litany
In Search of Space (After Hurricane María)
The Bee
Driving in Puerto Rico (After Hurricane María)
My Grandmother's Photo
Antes/Después Huracán María
The Q and A Section
When you tap the muscle memory of the blue tarp
Cyclone #9
Promises
Hurricane
BY EVERYTHING ELSE. Drowning in 5 Parts
In Inheritance of Drowning
Dark Matter
Everyday Drowning
A Response to What Happens Before We Drown
For the Black woman that has laundry lists of tears
Columbus 2020
PROMESA
While Black
Doctors on Television Recommend Booster Shots Because the Pandemic Is Far from Being Over
[1st] Upon Arrival
Becoming American
Return
Where Loss Begins at the Border
Archive of Green
La Peluquería
Street Meditation
Ghost Talker Poem
Mad Love for Philly
Decussate
Shame in the Shade of Blue
Living in Puerto Rico Is as Close as I Can Get to Living in the United States
Cleanliness
Spent
Token
How I Lost My Name
BY HURRICANE REVISITED. REM: A Case Study
Poem Written Upon Returning to My Home After a Hurricane
They came for us
Memories of Cane
Hurricane María Countdown
Widows
Notes
Acknowledgments.
BY HURRICANE. What the Poet Is Supposed to Write About a Hurricane
First Poem Before Hurricanes
The Awakening of Hurricane María
Litany
In Search of Space (After Hurricane María)
The Bee
Driving in Puerto Rico (After Hurricane María)
My Grandmother's Photo
Antes/Después Huracán María
The Q and A Section
When you tap the muscle memory of the blue tarp
Cyclone #9
Promises
Hurricane
BY EVERYTHING ELSE. Drowning in 5 Parts
In Inheritance of Drowning
Dark Matter
Everyday Drowning
A Response to What Happens Before We Drown
For the Black woman that has laundry lists of tears
Columbus 2020
PROMESA
While Black
Doctors on Television Recommend Booster Shots Because the Pandemic Is Far from Being Over
[1st] Upon Arrival
Becoming American
Return
Where Loss Begins at the Border
Archive of Green
La Peluquería
Street Meditation
Ghost Talker Poem
Mad Love for Philly
Decussate
Shame in the Shade of Blue
Living in Puerto Rico Is as Close as I Can Get to Living in the United States
Cleanliness
Spent
Token
How I Lost My Name
BY HURRICANE REVISITED. REM: A Case Study
Poem Written Upon Returning to My Home After a Hurricane
They came for us
Memories of Cane
Hurricane María Countdown
Widows
Notes
Acknowledgments.
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