Mi'ja, Never Lend Your Mop
and other poems
by Brigid Milligan
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Tomás Rivera Award Finalist; The first collection of poetry by a recipient of the Hispanic Heritage awards Foundation's 1999-2000 literature/journalism prize.Critical Praise for Mi'ja, Never Lend Your Mop and other poems
Brigid Milligan's voice is haunting and memorable, a hybrid union of fresh sensuality, intuitive wisdom, and the passionate imagination of a poet --one whose words and vision are absolutely her own.
— Marjorie Agosin
Dancing on an eloquent, silver thread, balancing between youth and depth, this poet brings a refreshing honesty to themes of nurturance, liberation, and philosophical exploration. And while this book is her first --literarily, Milligan is no "pequeña."
— Carmen Tafolla
Out of the mouths of babes come astonishing truths that quietly rock us. . . . At seventeen, Brigid Milligan already has discovered that we "tend to live during those moments that give us / the best memories . . ." and that too often "we classify, analyze, scrutinize, prioritize, subdivide, / walk on by those truths that trap us." But her poetic voice comes alive as well in her contagious joie de vivre --in poems about her familial and extended ties, within which she celebrates her growing up as a distinct new breed of Irish-mestiza-Chicana. Mi'ja, Never Lend Your Mop . . . & Other Poems is Brigid's first book of poetry, and we at M&A Editions are very proud to be los padrinos.
— Angela de Hoyos
Reviews
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Brigid Milligan's voice is haunting and memorable, a hybrid union of fresh sensuality, intuitive wisdom, and the passionate imagination of a poet --one whose words and vision are absolutely her own. --Marjorie Agosín
Dancing on an eloquent, silver thread, balancing between youth and depth, this poet brings a refreshing honesty to themes of nurturance, liberation, and philosophical exploration. And while this book is her first --literarily, Milligan is no "pequeña." -- Carmen Tafolla
Out of the mouths of babes come astonishing truths that quietly rock us. . . . At seventeen, Brigid Milligan already has discovered that we "tend to live during those moments that give us / the best memories . . ." and that too often "we classify, analyze, scrutinize, prioritize, subdivide, / walk on by those truths that trap us." But her poetic voice comes alive as well in her contagious joie de vivre --in poems about her familial and extended ties, within which she celebrates her growing up as a distinct new breed of Irish-mestiza-Chicana. Mi'ja, Never Lend Your Mop . . . & Other Poems is Brigid's first book of poetry, and we at M&A Editions are very proud to be los padrinos. -- Angela de Hoyos
About This Author
Read more about Brigid Milligan HERE.
