American diaspora
Subtitle: poetry of displacement
By: edited by Virgil Suárez & Ryan G. Van Cleave.
Contributors: Suárez, Virgil, 1962-; Van Cleave, Ryan G., 1972-
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: American poetry.; Emigration and immigration -- Poetry.; Migration, Internal -- Poetry.; Moving, Household -- Poetry.; Loss (Psychology) -- Poetry.; Immigrants -- Poetry.; Refugees -- Poetry.
Genres: Poetry.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. DISLOCATIONS; title: Dialect MarkJarman, 3; title: China Camp, California Kim Addonizio, 5; title: Passports Patricia Goedicke, 7; title: Generations Kim Addonizio, 1o; title: The Years Reginald Gibbons, 12; title: In the Chips Reginald Gibbons, 13; title: Gallery Albert Goldbarth, 15; title: The Letter KaseyJueds, r7; title: Exile Sandra Castillo, i8; title: Diasporadic Patty Seybum, 21; title: On Forgettings Patty Seybum, 23; title: Flood Plain: The Right-of-Way Jim Shugrue, 25; title: And Wake Up Where? David Lazar, 27; title: Political or Not, Here Comes that Poem Wendy Bishop, 29; title: Changing the Name to Ochester Ed Ochester, 31; title: lose Canseco Breaks Our Hearts Again Gustavo Perez Firmat, 35; title: Poem for Pancho Gonzales Leroy V. Quintana, 36; title: Running to America luis Rodriguez, 37; title: City ofAngels Luis Rodriguez,38; title: I The Emigrant Katherine Sdnchez, 39; title: Willie and the Train Carissa Neff, 40; title: Distance Carolina Hospital, 41; title: Mi Vida: Wings of Fright Martin Espada, 42; title: I Thieves of Light Martin Espada, 43; title: R Come to Find Out Jacqueline Dee Parker, 46; title: I Poem for a Vietnamese Student Leroy V. Quintana, 48; title: Variations for Hendrix and Vietnam Monifa Love, 49; title: Thoreau Timothy Liu, i89; title: The Minks Toi Derrcotte, Igo; title: Postcards from Florida Larry WayneJohns, I92; title: Vanity of the Atlantic Ocean John Bradley, 194; title: For the Old Rider at the Mall in Sioux Falls Donald Morrill, i96; title: Mexican Ray Gonzalez, I98; title: To the Bougainvillaea C. Dale Young, 20z; title: The Patriot Christopher Davis, 202; title: In Heavy Fog Outside Bishopville, South Carolina David Starkey, 203; title: Underwater Heather Sellers, 204; title: Cross-Cultural Genres Wendy Bishop, 205; title: Seizure Michele Wolf, 206; title: Shoyn Fergssin: "I've Forgotten" in Yiddish Albert Goldbarth, 207; title: Prodigal Peter Cooley, 208; title: Barbie, Madame Alexander, Bronislawa Wajs Vivian Shipley, 2Io; title: American Suite for a Lost Daughter Jack Ridl, 213; title: Scoured David Starkey, 2I6; title: The Estrangement of Luis Morone Stuart Dybek, 217; title: For the Sake of Tiger Lilies C. Dale Young, 219; title: Lamentation Canzone Sean Thomas Dougherty, 220; title: On Being Told I Don't Speak Like a Black Person Allison Joseph, 224; title: El Balserito Campbell McGrath, 227; title: Ninety-one in the Shade Robert Dana, 228; title: 35-mm Clips Richard Blanco, 233; title: The End of Soup Kitchens MarkTaksa, 235; title: Poem at an Unmarked Grave Judith Vollmer, 237; title: Portrait of a Couple at Century's End Sherod Santos, 238; title: Towns Angela Ball, 240; title: Four Clouds Like the Irish in Memory Campbell McGrath, 242; title: A Northern Darkness Dixie Partridge, 243; title: III. INVOCATIONS; title: Absence Peter Meinke, 247; title: For Someone Considering Death Lola Haskins, 249; title: Dwarf with Violin, Government Center Station Stanley Plumly, 250; title: Postcards to Columbus Sherman Alexie, 25; title: Postmodernism David Baker, 252; title: Survivor's Song Robert Phillips, 253; title: Credo Lilace Mellin Guionard, 254; title: Questions for Ecclesiastes MarkJarman, 255; title: No Living in Parked Vehicles Steve Fay, 258; title: Soul William Kloefkorn, 259; title: Seven & Seven Peter Meinke, 26i; title: Breaking and Entering William Baer, 262; title: Joint Venture Marilyn Krysl, 263; title: Manifesto MarSot Schilpp, 265; title: How the Streets in Front of Kaufmann's Department Store; title: Tell Me I Am Home Rick Campbell, 267; title: A Change of Place Mary Crow, 269; title: Nod Christopher Davis, 270; title: Dark Songs: Slave House and Synagogue Laurence Lieberman, 272; title: July 4th Gaylord Brewer, 28i; title: Internal Exile Rachel Loden, 285; title: Bodwin's Madmen John Lundberg, 286; title: Autobiography Stuart Dybek, 287; title: Confession Steve Orlen, 291; title: Ang Tunay Na Lalaki Stalks the Streets of New York Nick Carb6, 293; title: Mask Marcos MtPeek Villatoro, 295; title: The Reappeared Vijay Seshadri, 297; title: In California Kathy Fagan, 298; title: East River Prison Barge Hunt Hawkins, 300; title: The Sirens of Los Angeles Bruce Bond, 301; title: Beach Rogue Joanne Lowery, 303; title: Plus Shipping Bob Hicok, 304; title: David's Rumor Liam Rector, 306; title: Big Thicket Requiem H. Palmer Hall, 310; title: Rural Particles Barry Siiesky, 315; title: Symmetry Barry Ballard, 316; title: Teshuvah LamarThomas, 317; title: Max Beckmann & Quappi in Blue J.J. Blikstein, 318; title: Green Ash, Red Maple, Black Gum Michael Waters, 321; title: Comcomly's Skull Jim Barnes, 322; title: Looking for Level Green Judith Vollmer, 324; title: Two Uncertainties Paul Hoover, 325; title: What Hurts Gustavo PMrez Firmat, 326; title: Moment Jane Hirshfield, 327; title: Walking Back William Trowbridge, 328; title: A Flock of Phantom Limbs Gather at the Border Bruce Bond, 329; title: Elegy Written on a Blue Cement Gravestone (To You, the Archeologist); title: Benjamin Alire Sa6nz, 331; title: Poem from Across the Country Margot Schilpp, 333; title: Miami Monifa Love, 335; title: How It Begins - How It Ends Richard Blanco, 336; title: Contributors' Notes, 337; title: Permissions, 357; title: Index, 365.