My Father's Geography

by Weaver, Afaa M.; Weaver, Michael S.

• ISBN13: 9780822954699
• ISBN10: 0822954699
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-12-01
• Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

Summary

Weaver's life studies and lyrics are imbued with a vivid sense of language, a vivid sense of the world, a vivid sense of their inseparability. And his tonal range - from unabashed passion the the subtlest velleity - i s impressive indeed. This is a singular talent. - Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Table of Contents

Ego	p. 3
The Missing Patriarch	p. 4
Beginnings	p. 5
Rough Riders on the Lawn	p. 6
The Picnic, an Homage to Civil Rights	p. 7
The Weekend Equestrian	p. 9
The Appaloosa	p. 10
The Dogs	p. 11
Homecoming	p. 12
Thanksgiving 1968	p. 14
Bethlehem	p. 15
The Washington Papers	p. 16
Atlantic City	p. 20
The Madman's First Flight	p. 21
The Madman Raises the Dead	p. 22
The Madman in Solitary	p. 23
The Madman in Treatment	p. 24
Dialing for Dollars	p. 25
My Father's First Baseball Game	p. 26
Meditation for My Son	p. 27
The Family Hymn	p. 28
Back from the Arms of Big Mama	p. 29
Peeping Through Billows of Dust	p. 35
An Improbable Mecca	p. 42
The Message on Cape Cod	p. 45
Taking Our Son to MOMA	p. 46
The Honeymoon	p. 47
Maple Mountain	p. 48
The Helper	p. 50
Tamo Before the Wall	p. 52
My Father's Geography	p. 55
Canadian Awe	p. 56
Luxembourg Garden	p. 57
By the Seine	p. 59
Cannes	p. 60
Switzerland	p. 61
An Evening in Madrid	p. 62
A Cafe Window	p. 63
New England	p. 64
Providence	p. 75
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