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9781890932244

Poems For Josefina

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    9781890932244

  • ISBN10:

    1890932248

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-08-01
  • Publisher: Sherman Asher Pub
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Summary

In Poems for Josefina, author Marjorie Agosin pays homage to her recently deceased grandmother, a vibrant and adventurous woman whose dedication to family and country transcended the turmoil of life as a Jewish immigrant in Catholic Chile. Agosin explores in spare but evocative language the conflicting emotions that characterize the experiences of exile, loss, and grief.

Author Biography

Marjorie Agosin is Professor of Spanish at Wellesley College.

Table of Contents

Introduction : my grandmother Hanna Josefinap. 1
There is no other lightp. 18
Shivap. 20
Thinking about Saint Teresap. 22
Near the waterp. 24
Your death was sweetp. 26
Josefina's gardenp. 28
Rosebushp. 34
They sayp. 36
Undoing a lifep. 40
Kaddishp. 44
You returnp. 50
Sundaysp. 54
Your voicep. 58
The ceremonies of good-byep. 62
To extend your lifep. 66
The collectorp. 68
Returnsp. 72
I learned to playp. 74
Belongingsp. 78
To feel a distancep. 82
I did not want to criticizep. 86
Landscapesp. 90
Songp. 94
Nightgownsp. 96
Your goodnessp. 100
Mother-of-pearl brushp. 102
Mirrorsp. 108
Your elegancep. 110
Among your passionsp. 112
Floors of sandp. 118
Hollywoodp. 124
The kitchenp. 128
The Earthp. 132
The plaza of your townp. 134
Hastep. 138
The cafep. 140
My grandmother died in Chilep. 142
The soul seeks places to bep. 148
Birthdaysp. 150
Bellotop. 156
Mintp. 160
Desire is appeasedp. 162
The yearsp. 164
Foreheadp. 166
A memory's prayerp. 168
Among the pinesp. 170
Goodbyep. 174
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