South America Mi Hija

by Sharon Doubiago

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, \u201cAre there any good men?\u201d South American Mi Hija is Sharon Doubiago\u2019s reply. Set amidst the mysteries and tragedies of South American culture, this book-length narrative poem is both an account...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822954508
• ISBN13: 9780822954507
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent, political, and poignant

Doubiago does an excellent job at bringing the macrocosm of feminism vs. patriarchy into the microcosm of a mother/daughter relationship, in the setting of a trip to South America. The book is actually a long, narrative poem in and of itself, superbly sustained throughout with deep, emotional images. Well worth the read any day! I have actually written my Masters thesis on this book.

One of the better long narrative poems this decade

The poem covers a journey of the poet with her daughter from North to South America. As they travel, the poet attempts to come to terms with her relation to her past, her daughter, and to men. She does so with fresh and striking language, and an unevasive honesty which does not fool itself with the poses of so much contemporary poetry. Doubiago does not write about how people are supposed to feel; she writes about how they do feel, in real and human situations. I highly recommend it.