Riverbed of Memory, Vol. 49
These are poems written mostly in a time of war, and rooted in the land and people of Nicaragua. Zamora draws deep portraits of women of all classes, often using her own body as a metaphor and starting point. Recalling the years of revolution and resistance to U.S. intervention, she follows the riverbed of her memories through the land of her childhood, mourns the devastation of war, and illuminates the heroic lives of ordinary men and women.\ Daisy Zamora was program director of clandestine...
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These are poems written mostly in a time of war, and rooted in the land and people of Nicaragua. Zamora draws deep portraits of women of all classes, often using her own body as a metaphor and starting point. Recalling the years of revolution and resistance to U.S. intervention, she follows the riverbed of her memories through the land of her childhood, mourns the devastation of war, and illuminates the heroic lives of ordinary men and women.Daisy Zamora was program director of clandestine Radio Sandino during the revolution and later served as vice-minister of Culture in the Sandinista government.
IntroductionAt the Foot of the Goddess3Door in my Memory5What Hands through My Hands9Downpour13Hand Mirror17Family19Old Shoes21Cheers, Old Man23Reflecting on my Feet25Beloved Aunt Chofi29Pregnancy39Childbirth41Daughter45Maria Denise47Lullaby for a Dead Newborn49Razed Earth51Beloved Voices53Cat55Another Time57The Waitress (1)59Seamstress63The Waitress (2)65Otilia Ironing67The Waitress (3)71Girl with Umbrella73Faithful Housewife75Litanies for La Chanita77Deathly Makeup81Blanca Arauz85Let Me Talk about My Women87Photo Caption95Back in Mexico City9950 Verses of Love and an Untold Confession for Ernesto Cardenal103Scattered Squad109And I Cursed the Moon113A Report on the Protest in front of the United States Embassy by the Pino Grande Movement115The Coconut Vendor119The Newsboy123
