Destruction Bay
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (945 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0931122929 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 71 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Reveals a rich heritage, which she brings to the reader in powerful, generally integrated ways.”—Anya Achtenberg. Other poems, like the title poem “Reaching Destruction Bay,” are deeply rooted in the harsh and dramatic landscape of Alaska.”A manuscript with diversity: romantic, brutal, political, emotional. Much of the work, some of it written as dramatic monologues, reflects her passionate interest in women’s lives; he woman who longs to escape on the late night train; the deserted woman who raises Akitas, “good-natured killers”; the whore in the Fairbanks motel; the young widow walking home remembering her husband’s chest “crushed like an egg” when a jack shifts. This first collection by a talented Chicana Mestiza poet invokes her upbringing in Fairbanks, Alaska. And a wonderful, steadily yielding sense of language
Chavez has an M.F.A. from Arizona State University
Reveals a rich heritage, which she brings to the reader in powerful, generally integrated ways. Chavez's poems are piercing and sharp as a northern winter, and always they are only a word away from devastation." -- Linda HoganA manuscript with diversity: romantic, brutal, political, emotional. -- Anya Achtenberg. And a wonderful, steadily yielding sense of language. "The poems dwell in the extremes; toughness and innocence, victim and victimizer, seawater and nettles
"A Poet writes from the heart : Destruction Bay" according to Glen O'Shaugnessy. "Destruction Bay" by Lisa D. Chavez is a collection of poetry that will touch every emotion within you. From the wistful reminiscence of "Wild Horses" and the sensitive fragility of "Wanting You", to the deep-rooted anger of "Buried Things" and "The Drivers", Lisa D. Chavez reveals her sense of culture, the struggle of existence, and a survivor's honesty to her audience. While reading through this collection of poems, I could feel the experiences of life, and the emotional scar tissue that the journey through it leaves. Tough, honest, yearning poems I search for poetry that is grounded in the real world, the world where little girls grow up into strong women whose tough exteriors belie souls that long for love and respect. Lisa Chavez's poems are this and more. I read one every night before I go to sleep, and she takes me out of the comfort of my bed into a world where women are beaten, where men lose themselves in violence and drink - but where redemption is always a possibility, waiting just around the corner.