Daughters of the Fifth Sun

by Milligan, Bryce; Guerrero-Milligan, Mary; Hoyos, Angela De

• ISBN13: 9781573225618
• ISBN10: 1573225614
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: Riverhead Books

Summary

According to the sacred beliefs of the Aztec, Maya, Quiche, and other peoples of Latin America, the universe has known five ages, the present being Quinto Sol, or Fifth Sun. "In this age," asked Cuahtencoztli, an ancient Aztec philosopher, "how best is truth spoken?" He was answered by Prince Tecayehuatzin, who said, "Only flower-and-song -- floricanto -- can express truth." Daughters of the Fifth Sun is a floricanto offering: of homes and heritage, of pride and hardship, of the mundane and the magical. From national award-winners to emerging talents, the contributors to this volume represent the power and elegance of a community of writers that has produced some of the most vibrant literary work of recent years. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Barry Milligan teaches at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 19
A Note on Italics	p. 24
The Wedding	p. 27
Uncoiling	p. 40
On Becoming Round	p. 42
Nada	p. 44
(There Has to be) Something More Than Everything	p. 58
Night Vigil	p. 62
The House of Quilts	p. 67
Uncle Teo's Shorthand Cookbook	p. 82
Holy Relics	p. 90
Tia Maria	p. 98
Four, Free, and Illegal	p. 103
Along My Paths	p. 113
Ryan, Thanks for the Offer	p. 115
The Kiss	p. 117
Bananas	p. 133
Sin Palabras	p. 138
Dear World	p. 144
Eyes of Zapata	p. 147
He 2-104: A True Planetary Nebula in the Making	p. 179
The Glass Box	p. 181
Adelina	p. 197
Xochitl-Poem: for Paul Perry, Joseph Booker, and the Palo Alto Writers Guild	p. 202
In the Other Half of Time	p. 205
From Face	p. 208
An Isle of Sorrow	p. 229
I Have No Companions	p. 230
Chencho's Cow	p. 232
North from the River, South Inside	p. 242
Loteria: La Rosa	p. 248
The Singing Antelope	p. 254
New Mexican Confession	p. 259
Being Indian, a Candle Flame, and So Many Dying Stars	p. 263
Notes on the Contributors	p. 270
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