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Flexible Bones by Maria Melendez (English) Paperback Book
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- ISBN-13
- 9780816528332
- Type
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- ISBN
- 9780816528332
- Book Title
- Flexible Bones
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.3in
- Genre
- Poetry
- Topic
- Women Authors, General, American / Hispanic American
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 96 Pages
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The remarkable and wholly insightful poems collected here bounce the reader through a world where words are not bricks but trampolines--springy, un-static-y things. Feisty, spirited, serious and comic, these poems address a wild range of subjects with an equally wild range of tones. As readers, we find ourselves holding on with white knuckles, but we always want to turn the page. The most modern of roller coasters ride on soft rubber tires and slithery smooth tracks. Gone are the days of jouncing along on steel wheels, smacking over hard metal joints. So it is with this book. Although readers are hurtled through time, space, and a universe of emotions, the ride is seductively smooth--and the transitions surprisingly seamless. In the prologue, our attention bends to bridges, free-tail bats, soldiers, and peacemakers. These poems prepare us to watch for hopeful signs in the work ahead. In the first section, the spiritual seems to flow into the geopolitical--not in a hammer-you-over-the-head kind of way but in a blood-through-the-heart sort of way. In the second section, the spiritual mingles with the organic in a more personal way. By the end of the ride, we are aware that we have taken a trip with an intellectually fearless bushwhacker leading the way. Anyone who has ever contemplated The Simpsons , sex-offender registries, desert internment camps, bats in flight, wars that never end, "la virgen," grasshoppers, Google, or the cosmos will find a kindred spirit in Maria Melendez and a warm welcome in her work.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10
0816528330
ISBN-13
9780816528332
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79670012
Product Key Features
Book Title
Flexible Bones
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women Authors, General, American / Hispanic American
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Poetry
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3613.E446f57 2010
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"In this second, fierce collection of poetry, María Meléndez doesn't shy away from irreverence, because it takes some shaking up to wake people up." —El Paso Times "Humorous, energetic and fast-paced, ‘Flexible Bones' is a treasure trove of knowledge, highly recommended." —Midwest Book Review, Flexible Bones is a wicked book, flexibly manipulating languages with a satiric tingle, touching the way we live (and are killing ourselves with contaminants) now. And as to race: How does it feel to be a problem? Melendez bites down hard on that one. And on the savage need to protect what she loves.” —Alicia Ostriker, author ofThe Mother/Child Papers, "In this second, fierce collection of poetry, Mara Melndez doesn't shy away from irreverence, because it takes some shaking up to wake people up." -- El Paso Times "Humorous, energetic and fast-paced, Flexible Bones is a treasure trove of knowledge, highly recommended." -- Midwest Book Review, "In this second, fierce collection of poetry, Mara Melndez doesn't shy away from irreverence, because it takes some shaking up to wake people up." - El Paso Times "Humorous, energetic and fast-paced, Flexible Bones is a treasure trove of knowledge, highly recommended." - Midwest Book Review, "In this second, fierce collection of poetry, María Meléndez doesn't shy away from irreverence, because it takes some shaking up to wake people up."-- El Paso Times "Humorous, energetic and fast-paced, Flexible Bones is a treasure trove of knowledge, highly recommended." -- Midwest Book Review, "In this second, fierce collection of poetry, María Meléndez doesn't shy away from irreverence, because it takes some shaking up to wake people up." -- El Paso Times "Humorous, energetic and fast-paced, Flexible Bones is a treasure trove of knowledge, highly recommended." -- Midwest Book Review, "Flexible Bones is a wicked book, flexibly manipulating languages with a satiric tingle, touching the way we live (and are killing ourselves with contaminants) now. And as to race: How does it feel to be a problem? Melendez bites down hard on that one. And on the savage need to protect what she loves." --Alicia Ostriker, author of The Mother/Child Papers, "In this second, fierce collection of poetry, María Meléndez doesn't shy away from irreverence, because it takes some shaking up to wake people up." -El Paso Times"Humorous, energetic and fast-paced, 'Flexible Bones' is a treasure trove of knowledge, highly recommended." -Midwest Book Review, "In this second, fierce collection of poetry, María Meléndez doesn't shy away from irreverence, because it takes some shaking up to wake people up." -El Paso Times "Humorous, energetic and fast-paced, ‘Flexible Bones' is a treasure trove of knowledge, highly recommended." -Midwest Book Review, "Flexible Bones is a wicked book, flexibly manipulating languages with a satiric tingle, touching the way we live (and are killing ourselves with contaminants) now. And as to race: How does it feel to be a problem? Melendez bites down hard on that one. And on the savage need to protect what she loves." -Alicia Ostriker, author of The Mother/Child Papers, "In this second, fierce collection of poetry, María Meléndez doesn't shy away from irreverence, because it takes some shaking up to wake people up." - El Paso Times "Humorous, energetic and fast-paced, Flexible Bones is a treasure trove of knowledge, highly recommended." - Midwest Book Review
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2009-029728
Dewey Decimal
811/.6
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Camino Del Sol Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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