The Theater of Night
From “The Chair She Sits In”:
I’ve heard this thing where, when someone dies,
People close up all the holes around the house-
The keyholes, the chimney, the windows,
Even the mouths of the animals, the dogs and the pigs.
It’s so the soul won’t be confused, or tempted . . .
Bio
Alberto Rios is Regents’ Professor of English at Arizona State University and University Professor of Letters.
Praise for this book
Ríos writes in a serenely clear manner.
The New York Times Book Review
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Copper Canyon Press ISBN
978-1556592300 Genres
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