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Falling in Love with Fellow Prisoners : Poems by Zepeda, Gwendolyn is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Falling in Love with Fellow Prisoners : Poems about?
Gwendolyn Zepeda, a Houston native who has struggled to escape the inner-city barrio she grew up in, wonders why she's crying about her long commute to the suburbs. Single with three sons, Zepeda made her way in corporate America, "the cold, beige womb of a money-grubbing mother," in the fight to provide them with better opportunities. Along the way, she has had to come to terms with the guilt of working in physical comfort while others work outside, trapped in dangerous jobs; the realization that the quality of her work doesn't really matter to anyone; and obnoxious male bosses who need "a wife on the side," or worse, proudly report their sons' sexual exploits. She's afraid, because "My whole life depends / On satisfying this man's needs...My own son is my everything. He's the / Only reason I'm here now this / Afternoon listening to this man piss / Into my brain." She's an astute observer of people: her elders, full of bitterness; the stranger on the elevator, who exudes...
Who reads Falling in Love with Fellow Prisoners : Poems?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Zepeda, Gwendolyn
- Publisher
- Arte Publico Pr; Arte Público Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781558857698
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.5 / 5 (8 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13