Winner of the 2014 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry
Selected by Joy Harjo
Karankawa is a collection that explores some of the ways in which we (re)construct our personal histories. Rich in family narratives, myths, and creation stories, these are poems that investigate passage-dying, coming out, transforming, being born-as well as the gaps that also reside in our stories, for, as Rocha suggests, the opportunity to create myths is provided by great silences. Much like the Karankawa Indians whose history works in omissions, Karankawa reconfigures such spaces, engaging with the burden and freedom of memory in order to rework and recontextualize private and public mythologies. First and last, these are poems that honor our griefs and desires, for they keep alive the very things we cannot possess.
| ISBN: | 9780822963844 |
| Publication date: | 28th August 2015 |
| Author: | Iliana Rocha |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 88 pages |
| Series: | Pitt Poetry Series |
| Genres: |
Poetry |
Winner of the 2014 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry Selected by Joy HarjoKarankawa is a collection that explores some of the ways in which we (re)construct our personal histories. Rich in family narratives, myths, and creation stories, these are poems that investigate passage-dying, coming out, transforming, being born-as well as the gaps that also reside in our stories, for, as Rocha suggests, the opportunity to create myths is provided by great silences.
Karankawa features in the following genres: Poetry
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Karankawa was written by Iliana Rocha and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
Karankawa has 88 pages
Yes it is part of Pitt Poetry Series series