Gerardo Polanco
Biographic Data
| ID | 3672714 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerardo Polanco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerardo |
| FAMILY NAME | Polanco |
| SIGNATURE | POLANCO G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Succouring an Ixtabai
While folklore is often used in Belizean literature, it is generally treated there in one of two ways: infantilized as ghost story - told expressly for fascinating children - or in novel retellings - for the preservation of tradition. The Festival of San Joaquin, by celebrated Belizean author Zee Edgell, treats her recurring thematic and social concerns while deploying folkloric figures as an organizing motif in a novel way for Belizean literatur…
Ringing Inside the Open Spaces of My Lungs, and
Ringing Inside the Open Spaces of My Lungs, and: Neruda, Please Explain a Few Things Gerardo Polanco (bio) RINGING INSIDE THE OPEN SPACES OF MY LUNGS The sound of my mother forcing a tired heart to beat one more time.The sound of my mother’s weeping forcing sanity despite thinning veins.The sound of my grandmother’s wail stuck half way out, like fishbone,badly chewed.The sound of my grandmother’s heart attacking itself.I hollow out my lungs andin…
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Ringing Inside the Open Spaces of My Lungs, and
Ringing Inside the Open Spaces of My Lungs, and: Neruda, Please Explain a Few Things Gerardo Polanco (bio) RINGING INSIDE THE OPEN SPACES OF MY LUNGS The sound of my mother forcing a tired heart to beat one more time.The sound of my mother’s weeping forcing sanity despite thinning veins.The sound of my grandmother’s wail stuck half way out, like fishbone,badly chewed.The sound of my grandmother’s heart attacking itself.I hollow out my lungs andin…
Succouring an Ixtabai
While folklore is often used in Belizean literature, it is generally treated there in one of two ways: infantilized as ghost story - told expressly for fascinating children - or in novel retellings - for the preservation of tradition. The Festival of San Joaquin, by celebrated Belizean author Zee Edgell, treats her recurring thematic and social concerns while deploying folkloric figures as an organizing motif in a novel way for Belizean literatur…
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