Brynn Saito takes her readers on a journey with her father to the desert prison at Gila River where, over 80 years ago, her grandparents met and made a life together. Born of an unquenchable desire to animate the shadow archive, Saito's poetry sings a song of rage, confusion, and, ultimately, love; descendants of wartime incarceration exchange dreams, mothers become water goddesses, and a modern daughter haunts future ruins. Mystical inclinations, yellow cedars, and sisterhood make a balm for trauma's scars. This work opens a dialogue between the past and present, radical ancestor and future child, desert prison and family garden.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781636281070
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Red Hen Press
Publication Date: 08-15-2023
Pages: 112
Product Dimensions: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d