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Blue Corn Tongue: Poems in the Mouth of the Desert Volume 97

Blue Corn Tongue: Poems in the Mouth of the Desert Volume 97 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Amber McCrarySeries:Sun TracksPublish date:01/28/25Pages:114
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Arizona PressISBN-13:9780816554300ISBN-10:816554307UPC:9780816554300Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Women Authors, Indigenous StudiesSize:8.70 x 6.80 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCVJTGBF0V
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In a voice that is jubilant, irreverent, sometimes scouring, sometimes heartfelt, and always unmistakably her own, Amber McCrary remaps the deserts of Arizona through the blue corn story of a young Din? woman figuring out love and life with an O'odham man. Reflecting experiences of Indigenous joy, pain, and family, these shapeshifting poems celebrate the love between two Native partners, a love that flourishes alongside the traumas they face in the present and the past. From her ethereal connection with her saguaro muse, Hosh, to the intricate tapestry of her relationships with Din? relatives and her awakening to the complex world of toxic masculinity, McCrary brings together DIY zine aesthetics, life forms of juniper and mountains, and the beauty of Din? Bizaad to tell of the enduring bonds between people and place.

Journeying from the Colorado Plateau to the Sonoran Desert and back again, Blue Corn Tongue invokes the places, plants, and people of Din? Bik?yah and O'odham jeweḍ in a deeply honest exploration of love, memory, and intimacy confronting the legacy of land violence in these desert homelands.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Arizona PressISBN-13:9780816554300ISBN-10:816554307UPC:9780816554300Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Women Authors, Indigenous StudiesSize:8.70 x 6.80 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCVJTGBF0V
Amber McCrary is a Din? poet and zinester. She is Red House Clan born for Mexican people. She received her MFA in creative writing with an emphasis in poetry from Mills College. This is her first book. www.ambermccrary.com
Publisher: University of Arizona Press

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