This Is Our Summons Now: Poems

This Is Our Summons Now: Poems

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Publisher's Synopsis

A summons, as a call, appears in everyday life and with urgency or as an order. It can be a demand to appear in person, a request for assistance, or an event or image to recall. A duty can take the form of a summons.


These poems are a summons for the reader, but in various circumstances, forms, and occasions that include authority, power, or even a calling or command for a just world. The forces and voices in the poems sing and call for our attention to notice and to commune.


Inspired by various poets and drawing on oral narratives and lyrical traditions, R. Joseph Rodríguez gathers the voices of individuals and families woven into our histories and stories of becoming human. Within a poetic space, we are summoned to consider the worlds we inhabit and the ones we can imagine and create.



Book information

ISBN: 9781953447623
Publisher: Flowersong Press
Imprint: Flowersong Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 124
Weight: 159g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 8mm