All We Are Told Not to Touch (New Women's Voices) By Leticia del Toro
Title | : | All We Are Told Not to Touch (New Women's Voices) |
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Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 42 |
Publication | : | 05 September 2024 |
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ALL WE ARE TOLD NOT TO TOUCH explores the places and moments where we are told danger the rogue waves of the ocean the unwelcoming side of a border a street where girls are forbidden to play and the implacable grief surrounding a brother s death among others Each poem unfolds with a desire for what is out of reach The poet s travels and meditations come to life in both urban and rural spaces such as San Francisco Paris Barcelona as well as in villages in France and Mexico All are interconnected points of the spiritual physical and sensual journeys required to love and heal All We Are Told Not to Touch New Women s Voices Leticia Del Toro draws us into a world full of images that linger Her poems will mesmerize you and she deftly captures intense moments of grief anger and loss The wailing of a mother at her son s funeral the estrangement of father and daughter the feelings of inadequacy in meeting the demands of motherhood and the taste of crunchy jicama This collection of poems are a must read and so lovely and satisfying that you will immediately want to read them again They go deep into culture and family and ultimately through our review of the writer s finely crafted and beautiful poems we find a truth we ve all been looking for 42.