A Woman Without a Country<\/em><\/a>, looks at how we construct one another and how nationhood and history can weave through, reflect, and define the life of an individual. Themes of mother, daughter, and generation echo throughout these extraordinary poems, as they examine how\u2015even without country or settled identity\u2015a legacy of love can endure.<\/p>\nFrom \u201cTalking to my Daughter Late at Night\u201d<\/p>\n
We have a tray, a pot of tea, a scone.
\nThis is the hour
\nWhen one thing pours itself into another:
\nThe gable of our house stored in shadow.
\nA spring planet bending ice
\nInto an absolute of light.
\nYour childhood ended years ago. There is
\nNo path back to it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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“A powerful work that examines how\u2015even without country or settled identity\u2015a legacy of love can endure.<\/p>\n