Sharks in the Rivers

by Ada Limon

The speaker in this extraordinary collection finds herself multiply dislocated: from her childhood in California, from her family's roots in Mexico, from a dying parent, from her prior self. The world is always in motion--both toward and away from us--and it is also full of risk: from sharks unexpectedly lurking beneath estuarial rivers to the dangers of New York City, where, as Lim?n reminds us, even rats find themselves trapped by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571314385
• ISBN13: 9781571314383
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"