Brother Sleep - Paperback
by Aldo Ampar?n
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Alice James BooksISBN-13:9781948579278ISBN-10:1948579278UPC:9781948579278Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, LGBTQ+Book Topic:Death, Grief, Loss, PlacesSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCH26FP0QG
Brother Sleep is a collection of grievances through which a speaker mourns the loss of a brother, grandfather, and a sense of self as they navigate a landscape of desire marred by violence against queer and Mexican people. Set in the border cities of El Paso, TX, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, these poems navigate the liminal space between language and silence. As the poems grieve the loss of family, the violence perpetrated against queerness, the bodies lost border-side, and the cruelty against tenderness, Amparan's words bloom in evocation. Reflecting on lovers, friends, family, classmates, and others of impact, they navigate personal reconciliation in response to imposed definitions of their personhood.
These poems evoke an equal sense of sorrow and tenderness amidst a complex landscape of the self.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Alice James BooksISBN-13:9781948579278ISBN-10:1948579278UPC:9781948579278Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, LGBTQ+Book Topic:Death, Grief, Loss, PlacesSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCH26FP0QG
Aldo Amparán is a poet, writer, & translator born & raised in the border cities of El Paso, TX, USA, & Ciudad Juárez, CH, MX. They are the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts & CantoMundo. Their work has been widely published in anthologies and literary journals including AGNI, Best New Poets, Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review Online, Ploughshares, Poetry Magazine, & elsewhere. They hold an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Texas at El Paso.
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