Handling destiny : poems / by Adrian Castro.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castro, Adrian, 1967-
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Coffee House Press : [Distributed by] Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, 2009.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Poetry.
Genre:
Poetry.
Physical Description:92 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • I. YES, DR. WILLIAMS. Apology
  • To begin
  • Under construction
  • Chewing your age
  • The reality of tropical depressions
  • Direct perception at the forest
  • The threat of rebirth at riverbank
  • In cupped hands
  • What grows among refuse
  • By the river acquiring power
  • II. HANDLING DESTINY. The supremacy of water
  • The chieftaincy of death
  • Two knots tied to make a rope
  • Prayer on four tableaus
  • The red eyes of history
  • How to say greetings
  • The curse of the coffin maker's son
  • Another take on "the emperor wears no clothes"
  • Tools of the trade
  • Declarations against birds in the night (II)
  • The love affair between boat & port
  • On crossing borders
  • The initiation of the butterfly
  • Apology for returning
  • Snapshot : Ibàdàn, Nigeria, 4 a.m.
  • Òfún twice agian (revisited)
  • III. OTHER POEMS. Petition ot Òshun River, Oshogbo, nigeria
  • Place where whirlwind lives
  • Declarations against birds in the night (I)
  • When hearing Bàtá drums...
  • Song of chameleon
  • Itutu Sankófa 2003
  • Incantation for dancer
  • The fickle nature of friendship
  • The blues of handling destiny
  • Song to remember a loved one
  • The cactus kiss
  • For/against : A dialogue
  • Incantation for three
  • A.N.A.'s revenge
  • What name is in/Íkọsèdáyé
  • Prayer for naming ceremony
  • After "Naima"
  • Ontological Afro logic
  • Old people's credo
  • The origins of the owners of land.