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The date fruit elegies : poems
- Title
- The date fruit elegies : poems / by John Olivares Espinoza.
- Author
- Olivares Espinoza, John.
- Publication
- Tempe, AZ : Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe, [2008], ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PS3565.L4565 D38 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 78 pages; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "In his first book-length collection of poetry, award-winning poet John Olivares Espinoza defies the common portrayal of the typical Southern Californian and depicts a humbler yet deeply touching reality for one working-class family that struggles to make ends meet and save for the children's education. The poems in The Date Fruit Elegies elegantly yet accessibly chronicle the family's experiences in Southern California's Coachella Valley: a mother and her boys share a meal of two cheeseburgers, ever mindful to save a piece for a future meal; two wage-earning teen boys take a late-night odyssey in search of a dinner other than cheese and vanilla pudding; a college student spends eight hours kneeling next to his landscaper father, helping to pull weeds. Dignified and never sentimental, these poems create vivid imagery that does not soon fade from the reader's mind."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Canto cosas
- Uniform Title
- Canto cosas.
- ISBN
- 9781931010511 (alk. paper)
- 193101051X (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008017159
- 40016328061
- OCLC
- ocn224447567
- 224447567
- SCSB-5457540
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries