¿Poetry always demands all my ghosts¿: the haunted and haunting poetry of Rane Arroyo
Titel:
¿Poetry always demands all my ghosts¿: the haunted and haunting poetry of Rane Arroyo
Auteur:
Sandlin , Betsy A.
Verschenen in:
Centro journal
Paginering:
Jaargang XIX (2007) nr. 1 pagina's 162-177
Jaar:
2007
Inhoud:
Ohio-based, Chicago-born, gay, Puerto Rican author Rane Arroyo writes poetry in which ghosts and ghostliness serve as metaphors for identities that are present but not always represented in dominant U.S. literary history. This essay argues that in Arroyo´s mainly autobiographical poetry, ghosts, hauntings, and a broader concept of ghostliness are used to interrogate identifications that float between, around, and through socially constructed categories such as race, ethnicity, nationality, and sexuality. While the relationship between the poetic voice and his specters varies and is shown to be quite complex, Arroyo´s ghosts serve not only as constant inspiration for his poetry but also as vehicles for his meditations on identity.
Uitgever:
City University of New York : Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños (provided by DOAJ)
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