University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992 Paper: 978-0-8229-5450-7 | eISBN: 978-0-8229-8066-7 Library of Congress Classification PS3554.O814S68 1991 Dewey Decimal Classification 811.54
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
When Shawn Doubiago graduated from high school, she and her mother Sharon, embarked on a journey through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In Cuzco, Peru, standing before an alter where the Incas had sacrifced their female virgins, the daughter asked, “Are there any good men?” South American Mi Hija is Sharon Doubiago’s reply.
Set amidst the mysteries and tragedies of South American culture, this book-length narrative poem is both an account of their journey and a feminist exploration of the struggle between the sexes.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Sharon Doubiago is the author of three book-length poems: South America Mi Hija; The Husband Arcane: The Arcane of O; and Hard Country. Her poetry collections include: Psyche Drives the Coast: Poems, 1975-1987; Body & Soul; and Greatest Hits, 1976-2003. Doubiago is also the author of two short story collections: The Book of Seeing With One's Own Eyes and El Niño. She is the recipient of three Pushcart Prizes and has twice been nominated for the National Book Award.
REVIEWS
“Sharon Doubiago is the greatest poet of my generation.”
— Michael Ventura, LA Weekly
“A true tour de force, as it utters truths that still have not been heard enough, and utters them from the heart.”
—The Kenyon Review
“Rich, intense, enchanting work.” —Booklist
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
I.
The Road to Quito
1.
Descent: La Violencia
2.
Someone waiting for me among the violins
3.
Demeter and Persephone
4.
Love, love, do not come near the border
5.
Equal
II.
Quito
1.
The Wandering Virgin of Quito
2.
I Am the Rose of Sharon
3.
Demeter
4.
Dawn
III.
The Road to Lima
1.
Pan American
2.
My Little Moneychanger
3.
Perú
IV.
Lima
1.
Pluto and Demeter
2.
Night: Buried America
3.
Patriarchy the Prevailing Religion of the World
4.
Cojo
5.
Mirror
6.
Mamacocha
V.
The Road to Cuzco
1.
Ecstasy Is Identity with All Existence
2.
Queda el Alma
3.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
4.
Edith Lagos Present
5.
Father
6.
Nuestro Ché: The Monroe Doctrine
VI.
Cuzco
1.
Parthenogenesis Baby in Stone
2.
Once Upon a Time There Was a Lost Little Girl
3.
The Soul of Cuzco Is a Stone
4.
EI Machismo
5.
Saqsaywaman
6.
Jesus Viraqocha Tembloresman Mi Jesus Presente
7.
Parthenon Virgin in Stone
8.
South America Mi Hija
9.
Mamapacha the Loving Mother of Men
VII.
The Heights of Macchu Picchu
1.
Valle Sagrado de la Inkas
2.
Alturas de Macchu Picchu
3.
The Virgin: She Who Is Unto Herself
4.
Ceres and Kore on the Seat of the Sun
5.
Photograph of the Virgins on the Sun
6.
Lysistrata Amerrique
7.
Macchu Picchu: Women-Raised Children Will Always Produce the Patriarchy
8.
Electra Amerrique
9.
Iphigenia Amerrique
10.
72° West 13° South
11.
Macchu Picchu, Why Did They Leave?
Epilogue: The Dawn, Amor Amerrique
1.
Psyche
2.
The Death Wish
3.
Mother
4.
Gender
5.
Father
6.
The Return of the Goddess
7.
Hijo
8.
Hija
Notes
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University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992 Paper: 978-0-8229-5450-7 eISBN: 978-0-8229-8066-7
When Shawn Doubiago graduated from high school, she and her mother Sharon, embarked on a journey through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In Cuzco, Peru, standing before an alter where the Incas had sacrifced their female virgins, the daughter asked, “Are there any good men?” South American Mi Hija is Sharon Doubiago’s reply.
Set amidst the mysteries and tragedies of South American culture, this book-length narrative poem is both an account of their journey and a feminist exploration of the struggle between the sexes.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Sharon Doubiago is the author of three book-length poems: South America Mi Hija; The Husband Arcane: The Arcane of O; and Hard Country. Her poetry collections include: Psyche Drives the Coast: Poems, 1975-1987; Body & Soul; and Greatest Hits, 1976-2003. Doubiago is also the author of two short story collections: The Book of Seeing With One's Own Eyes and El Niño. She is the recipient of three Pushcart Prizes and has twice been nominated for the National Book Award.
REVIEWS
“Sharon Doubiago is the greatest poet of my generation.”
— Michael Ventura, LA Weekly
“A true tour de force, as it utters truths that still have not been heard enough, and utters them from the heart.”
—The Kenyon Review
“Rich, intense, enchanting work.” —Booklist
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
I.
The Road to Quito
1.
Descent: La Violencia
2.
Someone waiting for me among the violins
3.
Demeter and Persephone
4.
Love, love, do not come near the border
5.
Equal
II.
Quito
1.
The Wandering Virgin of Quito
2.
I Am the Rose of Sharon
3.
Demeter
4.
Dawn
III.
The Road to Lima
1.
Pan American
2.
My Little Moneychanger
3.
Perú
IV.
Lima
1.
Pluto and Demeter
2.
Night: Buried America
3.
Patriarchy the Prevailing Religion of the World
4.
Cojo
5.
Mirror
6.
Mamacocha
V.
The Road to Cuzco
1.
Ecstasy Is Identity with All Existence
2.
Queda el Alma
3.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
4.
Edith Lagos Present
5.
Father
6.
Nuestro Ché: The Monroe Doctrine
VI.
Cuzco
1.
Parthenogenesis Baby in Stone
2.
Once Upon a Time There Was a Lost Little Girl
3.
The Soul of Cuzco Is a Stone
4.
EI Machismo
5.
Saqsaywaman
6.
Jesus Viraqocha Tembloresman Mi Jesus Presente
7.
Parthenon Virgin in Stone
8.
South America Mi Hija
9.
Mamapacha the Loving Mother of Men
VII.
The Heights of Macchu Picchu
1.
Valle Sagrado de la Inkas
2.
Alturas de Macchu Picchu
3.
The Virgin: She Who Is Unto Herself
4.
Ceres and Kore on the Seat of the Sun
5.
Photograph of the Virgins on the Sun
6.
Lysistrata Amerrique
7.
Macchu Picchu: Women-Raised Children Will Always Produce the Patriarchy
8.
Electra Amerrique
9.
Iphigenia Amerrique
10.
72° West 13° South
11.
Macchu Picchu, Why Did They Leave?
Epilogue: The Dawn, Amor Amerrique
1.
Psyche
2.
The Death Wish
3.
Mother
4.
Gender
5.
Father
6.
The Return of the Goddess
7.
Hijo
8.
Hija
Notes
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