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Calendar of Dust

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

A poetry collection rooted in New Mexico landscapes and memory. Its poems move through desert light, family, and cultural belonging with spare intensity.

poetryNew MexicomemoryChicano literature

Work Information

Memory of dry land becomes the breathing space of the poems.

As a debut collection, it weaves together desert, family, and local history with delicate precision. By following the feel of the American Southwest, the poems let private memory and regional history overlap.

Review Summaries

  • Its desert imagery and sense of place stand out, leaving a strong impression as a debut poetry collection.

Book Information

Publisher
Broken Moon Pr
Published
1991-05-01
Language
英語
Size
15.88 x 1.27 x 23.5 cm
ISBN-13
9780913089163
ISBN-10
0913089168
Price
5390 JPY
Category
洋書/Literature & Fiction

The author of "Carry Me Like Water" and "The House of Forgetting" presents a collection of his poetry

Reviews

  • soul of a poet

    It has been years since I saw Ben, but reading this collection was like being reintroduced to an old friend. Any one who knows him can feel his passion, insight, and soul eminate from every page. For any one who never had the pleasure of meeting him, this is your opportunity.

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