Blood River

Blood Riveris an exploration of lineage and blood connection as families are made and remade over generations. The poems rise from the physical body, from birth, and again from death. The lyric is used as a mode of investigation as she writes to discover what it means to become a mother, what it mea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hägglund, Rachael
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2018
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Online Access:https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5419
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6437&context=etd
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Summary:Blood Riveris an exploration of lineage and blood connection as families are made and remade over generations. The poems rise from the physical body, from birth, and again from death. The lyric is used as a mode of investigation as she writes to discover what it means to become a mother, what it means to be a daughter and wife, and finally what it means to remake the self in order to embody all that we are. The poems are born from the heart and explore the connections between us all.