It Must Be a Misunderstanding - Coral Bracho

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Résumé :
It Must Be a Misunderstanding is the acclaimed Mexican poet Coral Bracho's most personal and emotive collection to date, dedicated to her mother who died of complications from Alzheimer's. Remarkably, Bracho, author and daughter, seems to disappear into her own empathic observations as her mother comes clear to us not as a tragic figure, but as a fiery and independent personality. The chemistry between them is vivid, poignant, and unforgettable. As the translator Forrest Gander explains in his introduction, the book's force builds as the poems cycle through their sequences- from early to late Alzheimer's-with non-judgmental affection and compassionate watchfulness....

Biographie:
CORAL BRACHO was born in Mexico City in 1951. She is the author of several books of poems including Tierra de entra?a ardiente, a collaboration with the painter Irma Palacios. Among her grants and prizes are the Aguascalientes National Poetry Prize in 1981 and a Guggenheim fellowship in 2000. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Bomb, Conjunctions, The Nation, and Poetry International....

Sommaire:
CORAL BRACHO was born in Mexico City in 1951. She is the author of several books of poems including Tierra de entra?a ardiente, a collaboration with the painter Irma Palacios. Among her grants and prizes are the Aguascalientes National Poetry Prize in 1981 and a Guggenheim fellowship in 2000. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Bomb, Conjunctions, The Nation, and Poetry International....