03044nam a2200409Ii 4500 DIGARTEP0234 NyNyDIG m o d 170307s2015 txu o 000 p eng d cr ||||||||||| (OCoLC)951975918 DGITA eng rda pn DGITA 9781558858107 (softcover ; acid-free paper) 1558858105 (softcover ; acid-free paper) PS3626.E46 ebook 811.6 Zepeda, Gwendolyn, author. 95516 Poems. Selections (2015) Monsters, zombies + addicts : poems / Gwendolyn Zepeda. Monsters, zombies and addicts Houston, Texas : Arte Público Press, [2015] 1 online resource. text rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "I was scared of a thing that might have happened. In daytime I m sure it / never did. At night, I don t trust daylit memories or instincts. In nightmares, like / filmstrips, the feared thing occurs." In her second poetry collection, monsters real and imagined chase Houston Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Zepeda through late nights when she can t sleep. Ghosts routinely visit in the early morning hours, but in spite of her fears, she dares to believe that she has escaped the devils that once followed her. This collection of 62 narrative poems contains witty observations about the rituals of contemporary life. In "Cocktail Hours", she wonders, "What if all my nights were Christmas lights on patios with tinkling drinks /and fun conversations." And in "Recipe for Fun," Zepeda offers a ten-point guide to soothing away life s frustrations, including a suggestion to get some peace by giving "everyone in your house pizza, cat food or video games." Musings on family, remembrances of childhood games and encounters with strangers (and ants!) fill this clever, thought-provoking collection in which Zepeda dares to express her individuality. She knows that she is different, "Maybe I am a boy in drag. / Especially here, where I don t feel like / everybody else." She doesn t follow others blindly or do what society expects of her. Readers will appreciate this second poetry collection, which is deeply personal yet universal in its hopes and fears. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Digitalia, viewed March 8, 2017) Poetry. lcgft 75770 Electronic books. Digitalia (Firm), distributor. Digitalia eBook Collection: Arte Público Press. Print version: Zepeda, Gwendolyn. Poems. Selections. Monsters, zombies + addicts. Houston, Texas : Arte Público Press, [2015] 9781558858107 (DLC) 2015003061 (OCoLC)894313432 Digitalia Hispánica https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliapublishing.com/a/40204/ Premium collection: 2017 E-BOOK ddc 72056 72056