Research Catalog

Title

Poems for Josefina = Poemas para Josefina / by Marjorie Agosín ; translated by Betty Jean Craige.

Author

Agosín, Marjorie.

Publication

Santa Fe, NM : Sherman Asher, [2004], ©2004.

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Description

xi, 177 pages; 21 cm

Summary

"In Poems for Josefina, author Marjorie Agosin pays homage to her recently deceased grandmother, a vibrant and adventurous woman whose dedication to family and country transcended the turmoil of life as a Jewish immigrant in Catholic Chile. Agosin explores in spare but evocative language the conflicting emotions that characterize the experiences of exile, loss, and grief."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Poemas para Josefina

Subject

Agosín, Marjorie > Translations into English

Language (note)

• Poems in Spanish followed by an English translation.

Contents

Introduction : my grandmother Hanna Josefina -- There is no other light -- Shiva -- Thinking about Saint Teresa -- Near the water -- Your death was sweet -- Josefina's garden -- Rosebush -- They say -- Undoing a life -- Kaddish -- You return -- Sundays -- Your voice -- The ceremonies of good-bye -- To extend your life -- The collector -- Returns -- I learned to play -- Belongings -- To feel a distance -- I did not want to criticize -- Landscapes -- Song -- Nightgowns -- Your goodness -- Mother-of-pearl brush -- Mirrors -- Your elegance -- Among your passions -- Floors of sand -- Hollywood -- The kitchen -- The Earth -- The plaza of your town -- Haste -- The cafe -- My grandmother died in Chile -- The soul seeks places to be -- Birthdays -- Belloto -- Mint -- Desire is appeased -- The years -- Forehead -- A memory's prayer -- Among the pines -- Goodbye.

ISBN

1890932248

OCLC

• ocm57592046
• SCSB-5180955

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries