Garden of Exile
Subtitle: Poems
Publisher: Sarabande Books
Published: October 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781889330334
Subjects: Europe - Spain & Portugal; Lesbians; Poetry; History; American - General; Poetry / General; Cuban Americans; General; Lesbian; Cuban American women
Description: "Garden of Exile, a debut collection of poems by Aleida Rodriguez, reveals a life enriched by layers of language and culture. Rodriguez was born in Cuba and emigrated to the Midwest at age nine via Operation Peter Pan. These poems are psalms that celebrate the pleasures of experience made palpable through language."--BOOK JACKET.