{"product_id":"migrations-other-exiles-9798986571546","title":"Migrations \u0026 Other Exiles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetisia Cruz's latest collection, \u003ci\u003eMigrations \u0026amp; Other Exiles\u003c\/i\u003e, many years in the making, includes poems that began as simple explorations of the poet's past and as a way of accepting the violence of her youth without fear or self-judgment. Cruz's parents immigrated to the U.S. when she was a child. A few years later, her father was murdered in the hallway of their apartment building in New Jersey. After his death, Cruz's mother remarried into a deeply abusive relationship that nearly ended her life. These poems are rooted in the violence of those years. They explore immigrant issues, exile, Latina\/minority women's issues, the death of father, mother's experience with domestic violence, and the relationships of her youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a Bachelardian dreaminess and a poetic language that is both sensuous and incisive, \u003ci\u003eMigrations and Other Exiles\u003c\/i\u003e questions the contradictory nature of human love. Right from the opening poem, \"Promise,\" the speaker attempts to shape an unidentified other into a graceful swan-like survivor only to renege: \"I carved her neck long \/ so that when the rains came \/ she might hold it above \/ water. You will not drown, \/ I promised her. But then her \/ mouth and eyes filled and I \/ let them.\" What begins with hope, complex and lucent--a flight of spirit--often ends with the rarity or inability to fly: \"Remember that one time \/ we flew? Like we were birds \/ with thrift-store wings.\" Other times, it's the literal, hard-hitting world of self-harming burns and gunshots that violate the boundaries of self. Precise and elegant, redemptive in its musicality and stunning imagery, \u003ci\u003eMigrations and Other Exiles\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable, stand-out, collection.\" - Dzvinia Orlowsky","brand":"Lost Horse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51864947949911,"sku":"9798986571546","price":16.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9798986571546.jpg?v=1759923563","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/migrations-other-exiles-9798986571546","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}