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Sharks in the Rivers by Ada Limón is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sharks in the Rivers about?

"A wonderful book" from the National Book Award for Poetry finalist that explores themes of dislocation and danger (Bob Hicok, author of Red Rover, Red Rover ). The speaker in this extraordinary collection finds herself dislocated: from her childhood in California, from her family's roots in Mexico, from a dying parent, from her prior self. The world is always in motion—both toward and away from us—and it is also full of risk: from sharks unexpectedly lurking beneath estuarial rivers to the dangers of New York City, where, as Ada Limón reminds us, even rats find themselves trapped by the garbage cans they've crawled into. In such a world, how should one proceed? Throughout Sharks in the Rivers , Limón suggests that we must cleave to the world as it "keep[s] opening before us," for, if we pay attention, we can be one with its complex, ephemeral, and beautiful strangeness. Loss is perpetual, and each person's mouth "is the same / mouth as everyone's, all trying to say the same thing." For Limón, it's the saying—individual and collective—that transforms each of us into "a wound overcome by wonder," that allows "the wind itself" to be our "own wild whisper." "Through the steamy, thor

Who reads Sharks in the Rivers?

Author

Ada Limón

Publisher

Milkweed Editions

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781571314383

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, American Poetry

Rating

4.21 / 5 (222 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14