Daughter of

By Kathleen Aguero

Poetry. "The Miranda of the brilliant opening sequence in Kathleen Aguero's new collection, DAUGHTER OF embodies Gilles and Guatarri's radical insight, from ANTI-OEDIPUS, that "the unconsciousness is an orphan and creates itself out of nature and man." Forged of equal parts will and insight, the Miranda who abandons her fate for the dark lore of her mother and brother is the mind and heart that course through all of the poems of this collection. Wide ranging and masterful in form, they wed sheer lyric gorgeousness with discursive gravity" Linda McCarriston. Be sure to check out Kathleen Aguero's other book, THE REAL WEATHER, also available from SPD.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891812351
• ISBN13: 9781891812354
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Cedar Hill Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully showcases a major poetic talent

Daughter Of wonderfully showcases a major poetic talent offering readers an introduction to the lyrical abilities of Linda McCarriston in diverse formats of verse that collectively and candidly reveal life experiences of girls and women. Before and After: Giddy, Queen of the May,/tipsy with unfocused possibility,/now I'm in a Twelve Step program./Sober, I walk the line gravity draws./But no, you're no cold rainfall,/more a steady sun, a solid plot/that grows when tended, invites me/to tend, then tends me tenderly./So that's how it is. The Rootless one/takes root and sometimes feels confined./The Planted one grows restless./What is love if not this steady echo,/systole, diastole? The way salt/mimics sugar, or water rests on oil.