Poems For Josefina

by Agosin, Majorie

• ISBN13: 9781890932244
• ISBN10: 1890932248
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Sherman Asher Pub

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 Josefina	p. 1
There is no other light	p. 18
Shiva	p. 20
Thinking about Saint Teresa	p. 22
Near the water	p. 24
Your death was sweet	p. 26
Josefina's garden	p. 28
Rosebush	p. 34
They say	p. 36
Undoing a life	p. 40
Kaddish	p. 44
You return	p. 50
Sundays	p. 54
Your voice	p. 58
The ceremonies of good-bye	p. 62
To extend your life	p. 66
The collector	p. 68
Returns	p. 72
I learned to play	p. 74
Belongings	p. 78
To feel a distance	p. 82
I did not want to criticize	p. 86
Landscapes	p. 90
Song	p. 94
Nightgowns	p. 96
Your goodness	p. 100
Mother-of-pearl brush	p. 102
Mirrors	p. 108
Your elegance	p. 110
Among your passions	p. 112
Floors of sand	p. 118
Hollywood	p. 124
The kitchen	p. 128
The Earth	p. 132
The plaza of your town	p. 134
Haste	p. 138
The cafe	p. 140
My grandmother died in Chile	p. 142
The soul seeks places to be	p. 148
Birthdays	p. 150
Belloto	p. 156
Mint	p. 160
Desire is appeased	p. 162
The years	p. 164
Forehead	p. 166
A memory's prayer	p. 168
Among the pines	p. 170
Goodbye	p. 174
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