| In the Gathering of Silence Contributor(s): Romero, Levi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0931122848 ISBN-13: 9780931122842 Publisher: West End Press OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6.03" W x 8.97" (0.26 lbs) 70 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of poems by a native son of the Embudo Valley in northern New Mexico affirms that we in our lives move forward simply / accepting and giving / as the earth gives / and rejecting and taking / as the earth takes / because we know nothing else. Elemental and natural, passionate and sensitive, they express the heart of a norte o at the margins of the city--especially Albuquerque, the city of all-night cafes, railroad tracks, and the pool tables of Jack's on Central. Romero also expresses the rhythms of the heart, sometimes in stately, traditional narrative; sometimes in lyrical and cadenced repetition, like jazz with a missed beat; sometimes in the calo dialect of the street. |
Contributor Bio(s): Romero, Levi: - Levi Romero is currently a visiting Research Scholar in the School of Architecture and Planning at UNM, focusing on architectural and cultural landscapes studies. |