02295nam 2200601 a 450 991078980350332120230126204738.01-283-05116-897866130511650-8032-3499-6(CKB)2670000000081279(OCoLC)712114311(CaPaEBR)ebrary10456351(SSID)ssj0000484399(PQKBManifestationID)11332407(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484399(PQKBWorkID)10594536(PQKB)10982105(MiAaPQ)EBC842582(Au-PeEL)EBL842582(CaPaEBR)ebr10456351(CaONFJC)MIL305116(OCoLC)773566793(EXLCZ)99267000000008127920100706d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFirst laugh[electronic resource] essays, 2000-2009 /Margaret RandallLincoln [Neb.] University of Nebraska Pressc20111 online resource (233 p.) "Four of these essays are based on talks given in different places and on different subjects. The rest are new and unpublished"-- P.0-8032-3477-5 Includes bibliographical references.A few words about these essays -- The American people -- Pumping gas -- Flying backward -- Bigger, better, best -- Race and racism: the 2008 election -- The cell remembers -- Rolling eyes -- Remembering mother -- First laugh -- Piercing the walls -- Oñate's right foot -- Can poetry matter? -- Words for El corno emplumado -- The living silence of a place like Kiet Seel -- Betrayal -- Crystal's gift -- The place where color sounds -- My losses.Essays, 2000-2009PoetrySocial aspectsFeminist criticismUnited StatesSocial conditionsLatin AmericaSocial conditionsPoetrySocial aspects.Feminist criticism.306.0973Randall Margaret1936-821344MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789803503321First laugh3692370UNINA