Bright dead things : poems / by Ada Limón.
| Author/creator | Limón, Ada author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2015. |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 105 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Poems. Selections |
| Contents | How to triumph like a girl -- During the impossible age of everyone -- The last move -- Mowing -- The rewilding -- The good wave -- Down here -- How far away we are -- The quiet machine -- I remember the carrots -- The tree of fire -- Someplace like Montana -- State bird -- Downhearted -- Miracle fish -- The saving tree -- What it looks like to us and the words we use -- Bellow -- What remains grows ravenous -- In a Mexican restaurant I recall how much you upset me -- Cower -- Relentless -- The riveter -- The vine -- After you toss around the ashes -- The noisiness of sleep -- We are surprised -- The long ride -- Before -- Torn -- Field bling -- In the country of resurrection -- Glow -- The wild divine -- Day of song, day of silence -- Oranges & the ocean -- Play it again -- Long ago & the cow comes back -- Accident report in the tall, tall weeds -- Service -- The plunge -- The good fight -- Drift -- Midnight, talking about our exes -- Nashville after hours -- Oh please, let it be lightning -- Adaptation -- Roadside attractions with the dogs of America -- Prickly pear & fisticuffs -- The whale & the waltz inside of it -- A trick of the light -- Tattoo theory -- The problem with travel -- Outside Oklahoma, we see Boston -- The great blue heron of Dunbar Road -- Lies about sea creatures -- Call to post -- Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark -- Home fires -- After the ice storm -- The other wish -- The conditional. |
| Abstract | "Bright Dead Things' examines the chaos that is life, the dangerous thrill of living in a world you know you have to leave one day, and the search to find something that is ultimately disorderly, and marvelous, and ours"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-105). |
| Awards note | National Book award finalist. |
| Awards note | Jan Michalski Prize First selection, 2016 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Limón, Ada. Bright dead things. New York : Milkweed Editions, [2015] 9781571319258 |
| Genre/form | poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poetry |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poésie. |
| LCCN | 2015000088 |
| ISBN | 1571314717 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781571314710 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| Standard identifier# | 99964219552 |
| Stock number | Pgw, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-760X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | Item has been checked out | PS3612.I496 A6 2015 | Due 02/22/2027 | Want This? |