Waubonsee Community College

Bright dead things, poems, by Ada Limón

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-105)

no index present

poetry

Bright dead things

bibliography

899266122

by Ada Limón

poems

"'Bright Dead Things' examines the chaos that is life, the dangerous thrill of living in a world you know you have to leave one day, and the search to find something that is ultimately disorderly, and marvelous, and ours"--, Provided by publisher

How to triumph like a girl -- During the impossible age of everyone -- The last move -- Mowing -- The rewilding -- The good wave -- Down here -- How far away we are -- The quiet machine -- I remember the carrots -- The tree of fire -- Someplace like Montana -- State bird -- Downhearted -- Miracle fish -- The saving tree -- What it looks like to us and the words we use -- Bellow -- What remains grows ravenous -- In a Mexican restaurant I recall how much you upset me -- Cower -- Relentless -- The riveter -- The vine -- After you toss around the ashes -- The noisiness of sleep -- We are surprised -- The long ride -- Before -- Torn -- Field bling -- In the country of resurrection -- Glow -- The wild divine -- Day of song, day of silence -- Oranges & the ocean -- Play it again -- Long ago & the cow comes back -- Accident report in the tall, tall weeds -- Service -- The plunge -- The good fight -- Drift -- Midnight, talking about our exes -- Nashville after hours -- Oh please, let it be lightning -- Adaptation -- Roadside attractions with the dogs of America -- Prickly pear & fisticuffs -- The whale & the waltz inside of it -- A trick of the light -- Tattoo theory -- The problem with travel -- Outside Oklahoma, we see Boston -- The great blue heron of Dunbar Road -- Lies about sea creatures -- Call to post -- Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark -- Home fires -- After the ice storm -- The other wish -- The conditional