{"product_id":"relinquenda-poems-9780807007105","title":"Relinquenda: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 4-part poetry collection that explores women's roles in familial dynamics, immigration, and El Salvador's civil war while reflecting on the death of the poet's father \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA National Poetry Series winner, selected by the celebrated poet Reginald Dwayne Betts \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen COVID-19 broke and the United States closed the border to travel, Alexandra Lytton Regalado was separated from family back in El Salvador. She wrote \u003ci\u003eRelinquenda\u003c\/i\u003e entirely during lockdown as a meditation on cancer, the passing of her father, and the renewed significance of community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe central part of the collection focuses on her father during his 6-year struggle with cancer and considers how his stoicism, alcoholism, and hermitage might serve as mirror and warning. In contrast, she dedicates other poems to what it means for daughters, mothers, and wives to care for another as reflected in her relationships with the men in her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSituated in the tropical landscapes of Miami, Florida and El Salvador, the poems also negotiate the meaning of home, reflecting on immigration and the ties between United States and El Salvador 30 years after her birth country's decade-long civil war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a lyrical and often bilingual voice, Regalado explores the impermanence and the body, communication and inarticulation, and the need to let go in order to heal regrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807007105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alexandra Regalado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42334490362037,"sku":"9780807007105","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d2e0056f-789d-41ac-9ed8-31afb53d888f.jpg?v=1660628116","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/relinquenda-poems-9780807007105","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}