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In her latest, award-winning Mexican American poet/novelist Givhan (Rosa's Einstein; River Woman, River Demon) investigates motherhood in lush, viscous language while also touching on social oppression and masculine inconstancy. She begins with the physical closeness of motherhood ("Once I held a body wide enough// to shelter to two small loves"), then assesses the mixed joy and anxiety of watching them grow ("I open the door & spill ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More