Season of Mangos

CONTENTS: A dozen poems that recreate the sights, people, and culture of Belém, Brazil at the mouth of the Amazon River, where mango trees line the boulevards. Poems such as Heap of Mangos, The Dance of Boto, Evening Roost of Parakeets, and Captain Brazil are alive in both lush descriptions and captivating in narrations. Included are extensive notes. Is it yara come ashore / to lure one or both Frenchmen / with her encantada? She hums / a fluted song, the young men stare./ (from Jungle Shoes )