pager back, 268 pages, short stories, a collection of poetry, prose and playwriting created by apprentice artist in literary programs conducted in the Gallery 37 Programs in the Spring &amp; Fall of 1996 as well as the 1996 Summer Downtown Programs

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Gallery 37

Tia Chucha Press

Tia Chucha Press is proud to reprint Elizabeth Alexander’s “Body of Life,” first published in 1996 and a collection that stands as a testament to the well-wrought line with the deeply threaded elements of history, ancestors, jazz, and family that mark the rare power inherent in Ms. Alexander’s work. Her selection as the Inaugural Poet for 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama is well deserved―she is one of the most fresh and vital voices in American literature today.

Body of Life: Poems

Literature & Fiction

Alexander, Elizabeth

Poetry

2013 International Latino Book Awards Winner Best Poetry Book in English2013 Binghamton University Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award Finalist2013 Paterson Poetry Prize Finalist Melinda Palacio's newest poetry collection creates images that are at once heartbreaking and humorous. She tackles elemental subjects of family and childhood with the same depth and grace as that of myth making and death. As the only child of a mother who died too young, she infuses her words with longing and life, and celebrates the women who came before her. Each poem offers up the truth in a fearless and unsentimental voice. Palacio's lyrical language punches an unexpected pause to subjects such as domestic violence and her childhood in South Central Los Angeles. How Fire Is A Story, Waiting is divided into four sections: Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. In each section Palacio tempers heartbreak, violence, and disappointment with the antidote of humor, beauty, and an appreciation for life.

How Fire Is A Story, Waiting: Poems

Palacio, Melinda

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Body of Life: Poems

How Fire Is A Story, Waiting: Poems