In this brilliantly rendered collection—the author’s fourth—Juan J. Morales explores love and grief after the death of his father. Morales weaves his father’s personality, his childhood in Puerto Rico, and his service in the US military with his own interest in life after death. In these poems he guides the reader through ghost hunts, conversations with mediums, a series of dreams in which he and his father work through his father’s crossing over together, and his ultimate acceptance of this monumental loss. Dream of the Bird Tattoo beautifully showcases how our loved ones continue to live on in our memories and actions.…mehr
In this brilliantly rendered collection—the author’s fourth—Juan J. Morales explores love and grief after the death of his father. Morales weaves his father’s personality, his childhood in Puerto Rico, and his service in the US military with his own interest in life after death. In these poems he guides the reader through ghost hunts, conversations with mediums, a series of dreams in which he and his father work through his father’s crossing over together, and his ultimate acceptance of this monumental loss. Dream of the Bird Tattoo beautifully showcases how our loved ones continue to live on in our memories and actions.
1. Of Avocados 2. Life Support 3. My Father's Blasphemy, or Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 4. Dream of the Space Tattoo 5. Lost Photo of Pop Holding an Anaconda 6. My Father's War Medals 7. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 8. The Waves, or Las Olas 9. Dream of the Rising Sea 10. Teaching Me to Shoot Pool 11. The Fifth Commandment 12. The Lighthouse Dream 13. "Puerto Rico Goes Dark" 14. Dogma 15. Dream of the Wolf 16. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 17. "Are You Sure This Isn't You?" 18. Dream of the Old Antique Shop 19. The Saddest Song 20. My Father Looking at Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus 21. Nightmare of a Bear 22. My Papa's Morning Walks 23. Death Jokes 24. Visiting Your Grave 25. The Veil, or Dad Checks in with Another Dream 26. Destiny 27. Every Last Supper 28. El Chupacabra Visits Chicago 29. Dream of Hungry Crabs 30. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 31. Dream of the Ladybugs 32. The Medium Speaks of Birds 33. The House of Bees 34. The Migratory Patterns of Chupacabras 35. Dream of the Sun Spirit 36. Grandpa Money 37. Inside My Black Sugar Skull Notebook 38. Dream of Synchronicity 39. One Year Later 40. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 41. My Mother's Dreams 42. Actualization Principle 43. Looking for Duende 44. Dream of the Mummy 45. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 46. Magpies, Building a Nest 47. Boricua Economics 48. Excerpt from Shit from My Puerto Rican Father Said 49. Bury Me in a Guayabera 50. Dad Watching Jackass 51. "20,000 Pallets of Bottled Water Left Untouched in Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico" 52. Dream of the Widow 53. Excerpt from Shit from My Puerto Rican Father Said 54. Dear Mama 55. Dream of the Magic Coat 56. Dream of the Devil on Instant Messenger 57. AubadeIf the Octopus Dreams 58. Life Is a Dream, Then You Wake Up 59. Excerpt from Shit from My Puerto Rican Father Said 60. Veterans Day Weekend 61. Commendations 62. Dream of the Flooded Bathroom 63. Of Deer, or Los Venados 64. Dream of Acceptance 65. Excerpt from Shit from My Puerto Rican Father Said 66. Dream of the Bird Tattoo 67. Acknowledgments
1. Of Avocados 2. Life Support 3. My Father's Blasphemy, or Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 4. Dream of the Space Tattoo 5. Lost Photo of Pop Holding an Anaconda 6. My Father's War Medals 7. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 8. The Waves, or Las Olas 9. Dream of the Rising Sea 10. Teaching Me to Shoot Pool 11. The Fifth Commandment 12. The Lighthouse Dream 13. "Puerto Rico Goes Dark" 14. Dogma 15. Dream of the Wolf 16. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 17. "Are You Sure This Isn't You?" 18. Dream of the Old Antique Shop 19. The Saddest Song 20. My Father Looking at Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus 21. Nightmare of a Bear 22. My Papa's Morning Walks 23. Death Jokes 24. Visiting Your Grave 25. The Veil, or Dad Checks in with Another Dream 26. Destiny 27. Every Last Supper 28. El Chupacabra Visits Chicago 29. Dream of Hungry Crabs 30. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 31. Dream of the Ladybugs 32. The Medium Speaks of Birds 33. The House of Bees 34. The Migratory Patterns of Chupacabras 35. Dream of the Sun Spirit 36. Grandpa Money 37. Inside My Black Sugar Skull Notebook 38. Dream of Synchronicity 39. One Year Later 40. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 41. My Mother's Dreams 42. Actualization Principle 43. Looking for Duende 44. Dream of the Mummy 45. Excerpt from Shit My Puerto Rican Father Said 46. Magpies, Building a Nest 47. Boricua Economics 48. Excerpt from Shit from My Puerto Rican Father Said 49. Bury Me in a Guayabera 50. Dad Watching Jackass 51. "20,000 Pallets of Bottled Water Left Untouched in Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico" 52. Dream of the Widow 53. Excerpt from Shit from My Puerto Rican Father Said 54. Dear Mama 55. Dream of the Magic Coat 56. Dream of the Devil on Instant Messenger 57. AubadeIf the Octopus Dreams 58. Life Is a Dream, Then You Wake Up 59. Excerpt from Shit from My Puerto Rican Father Said 60. Veterans Day Weekend 61. Commendations 62. Dream of the Flooded Bathroom 63. Of Deer, or Los Venados 64. Dream of Acceptance 65. Excerpt from Shit from My Puerto Rican Father Said 66. Dream of the Bird Tattoo 67. Acknowledgments
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