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Sharks in the Rivers

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The speaker in this extraordinary collection finds herself multiply dislocated: from her childhood in California, from her family's roots in Mexico, from a dying parent, from her prior self. The world is always in motion--both toward and away from us--and it is also full of risk: from sharks unexpectedly lurking beneath estuarial rivers to the dangers of New York City, where, as Lim n reminds us, even rats find themselves trapped by the garbage cans they've crawled into.

In such a world, how should one proceed? Throughout Sharks in the Rivers, Lim n suggests that we must cleave to the world as it "keep s] opening before us," for, if we pay attention, we can be one with its complex, ephemeral, and beautiful strangeness. Loss is perpetual, and each person's mouth "is the same / mouth as everyone's, all trying to say the same thing." For Lim n, it's the saying--individual and collective -- that transforms each of us into "a wound overcome by wonder," that allows "the wind itself" to be our "own wild whisper."

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781571314383
  • ISBN-10: 1571314385
  • Publisher: Milkweed Editions
  • Publish Date: October 2010
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
  • Page Count: 96

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