La Divina Pastora, Mother of Miracles

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Chant for the Waters and Dirt and Blade 1
5. Guesswork 36
6. Ma and the Snake 37
7. First American Years 38
8. La Divina Pastora, Mother of Miracles 40
9. Extra Virgin Olive Oil 42
10. Woman in Dub 44
11. Fleshed Cartographies 46
12. Harriet Jacobs Grips the Silence 47
13. Malady 48
14. Dancing at the Shrine in Harlem 49
15. It’s Risky to Love in the Season of Hunters 50
16. Island 52
17. A Retrograde 53
18. Orfeu Negro / Black Orpheus 54
19. Accent 57
20. Ex(ile) 58
21. Flowers Pressed to My Head 60
22. Chant for the Waters and Dirt and Blade (Slight Return) 67
23. Notes 75
24. Acknowledgments 77