Description: Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. This collection contains 50 poems, written in the period from 1986 to 2011. They are about traumas of the past that lead to the tension between political idealism, motherhood and the shifting ground of modern social structure. It is a remarkable range of voices from the past and the future that speaks of a vision of a new social order. This collection is populated by haunting ghosts of disappointments of past human error and truths that prevail toward a better future.
Brief description: Mariela Griffor is an editor, translator and poet. She was born in the city of Concepcion in southern Chile. She is the author of EXILIANA (Luna Publications, 2007) HOUSE (Mayapple Press, 2007), HEARTLAND (Ars Interpres, 2010), MA DEMEURE BRULE (Editions d'art Le Sabord, 2012), and THE PSYCHIATRIST (Eyewear Publishing, 2013), and founder of Marick Press. Mariela holds an MFA in Creative Writing from New England College. Her forthcoming publications include the translations CANTO GENERAL by Pablo Neruda (Tupelo Press), and Bye, have a good time! by Kristina Lugn.