{"product_id":"point-of-entry-poems-9780826365309","title":"Point of Entry  Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this remarkable collection, Katherine DiBella Seluja explores issues surrounding human migration, juxtaposing poems about the current struggles along the US-Mexican border with her ancestors’ experiences of migrating from Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Seluja's new book enriches the literature of diaspora and the border. These cogent, clear-eyed poems acknowledge death and injustice but also celebrate phenomenal survival and resilience. \u003cem\u003ePoint of Entry \u003c\/em\u003eis a humane, consistently compelling volume that reminds us what love, courage, and perseverance look like.\"—Cyrus Cassells, author of \u003cem\u003eThe World That the Shooter Left Us\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003ePoint of Entry\u003c\/em\u003e, Katherine DiBella Seluja examines the fraught, contested body of our southern border. Grounded in our current moment, the book also acknowledges the many journeys, across centuries, that terrified children, adults, and families have taken from one country to another. This is a book that recognizes poetry's duty to witness, to speak, and to question the function of fences and walls.\"—Jehanne Dubrow, author of \u003cem\u003eWild Kingdom: Poems\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These masterful poems render through body and breath an inner world, an exterior life, a tender, hungry humanity and spirit in action.\"—Catherine Strisik, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Mistress\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With her usual keen attention, sharp eye, and lush language, Seluja walks us through fatal journeys, fractured landscapes, and family histories both broken and enduring. These stunning poems hold precious secrets for survival even as they document grief and loss.\"—Amy Beeder, author of \u003cem\u003eNow Make an Altar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesert Manifest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorder Patrol: Truth Be Told\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the Heroes Are Silent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReport from the Undertaker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause Our Lives Are Small Fires Buried under Dry Fields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Never Admit the burden of a Star Living in our Chest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumanitarian Release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Be Carried This Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am Told Their Marriage Was Arranged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Mi amorcito . . .)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarciofo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Your Letter You Asked about Ceremony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonastery in the Desert, Abiquiu, New Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuch Is the Story of Leaving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Grandfather Teaches Me How to Flay the Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaceroleada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetter to My Suegra from Artesia, New Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Function of Walls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe la tormenta: Desert Survival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorder Patrol: Por supuesto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Lose One Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Five Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnsigned Affidavit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoint of Entry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Grandmother Told the Story This Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetter from the Sky: Dear Border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostmortem Variations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Drawer of My Grandmother's Writing Desk, the Dead Rest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsider the Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am Told Her Parents Knew Nothing of the Plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour Grandmother's Bolognese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the Day I Order My Ancestry Kit, I Also Order Scopa Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe the Dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Querida . . .)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreight Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Joy of the Moment Turns Suddenly into a Black Hood with Openings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor One Brief and Shining Moment She Held the World in Her Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Angel Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouse Made of Fog and Goodwill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLament for Joaquin Macias\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorder Response (Deconstructed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegend of the Compassionate Brigade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCesare's Gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Be Part of Something Complete and Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Ask My Grandmother to Repeat the Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoem with a Writing Studio and a Cherry Tree Growing from Within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember Fruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril, in a Town Full of Fools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Are Welcomed Home by the US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorder Patrol: La doctora sabe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am Told They Remained after the War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Trees Were Filled with Blossoms but No Bees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Mi Estrella . . .)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCredits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528111595863,"sku":"9780826365309","price":15.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780826365309.jpg?v=1731870444","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/point-of-entry-poems-9780826365309","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}