The Significance of Moths
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Fiction & Literature, Poetry
| Author: | Shirley Camia | ISBN: | 9780888015341 |
| Publisher: | Turnstone Press | Publication: | April 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Turnstone Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Shirley Camia |
| ISBN: | 9780888015341 |
| Publisher: | Turnstone Press |
| Publication: | April 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Turnstone Press |
| Language: | English |
There is a belief, in Filipino culture, that the recently deceased may return in the form of a moth. Though their bodies disintegrate, their spirits linger on. Fragile but insistent, these spirit-memories permeate Shirley Camia�s collection of poetry, The Significance of Moths.
In her latest work, Camia exposes her experiences in Canada as a child of immigrants. Although true for many, the newcomer experience magnifies the �strands of the past� that are �bound to the present.� Like a voyager though time and space, she perceives her present through a film of nostalgia for a home she never knew, while she faces a future laden with the expectations of a family who risked everything for a better tomorrow.
There is a belief, in Filipino culture, that the recently deceased may return in the form of a moth. Though their bodies disintegrate, their spirits linger on. Fragile but insistent, these spirit-memories permeate Shirley Camia�s collection of poetry, The Significance of Moths.
In her latest work, Camia exposes her experiences in Canada as a child of immigrants. Although true for many, the newcomer experience magnifies the �strands of the past� that are �bound to the present.� Like a voyager though time and space, she perceives her present through a film of nostalgia for a home she never knew, while she faces a future laden with the expectations of a family who risked everything for a better tomorrow.
