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- Beso the Donkey
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- 2010
- Published by: Michigan State University Press
summary
Beso the Donkey is a poetry cycle about a wounded, neglected, and abandoned jackass. In sparklingly clear and luminous poems, Richard Jarrette tells the story of Beso and of his caregiver's attempts to understand and heal him—an endeavor that teaches the man much about the meaning of life, death, peace, and acceptance. With undertones of Buddhist, Christian, Taoist, and Islamic faiths, Beso the Donkey incorporates elements of philosophy, ethics, religion, and morality.
As the book progresses, we sense the poet’s growing acceptance of life’s passing. Along with the author, we feel a deeper peace blossoming as Beso’s life is ending (which is itself a beginning). This is a lyrical story of loss and acceptance.
Table of Contents
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- Attending Beso
- pp. 3-4
- I. Beso
- Certain Beso
- p. 8
- Beso’s Hooves
- p. 10
- Beside Beso
- p. 11
- Beso the Donkey
- p. 12
- Beso’s Song
- p. 13
- To Comfort Beso
- p. 14
- Beso’s Fence
- p. 15
- Beso the Jack
- p. 17
- A Paradise for Beso
- p. 19
- Beso Follows
- p. 21
- Beso Attends
- p. 22
- Cézanne and Beso
- p. 23
- Beso’s Window
- p. 25
- Beso and His Peers
- p. 26
- Beso Stomps
- p. 27
- Beso’s Deepest
- p. 29
- Beso’s Bucket
- p. 30
- Beso the Acropolis
- p. 31
- To Touch Beso
- p. 32
- Beso’s Dignity
- p. 33
- Beso Glared
- p. 34
- Beso’s Position
- p. 35
- Beso Solved
- p. 36
- Beso’s Part
- p. 37
- Beso the Sphinx
- p. 38
- Beso Prefers
- p. 40
- Beso Dozed Off
- p. 42
- Beso and the Mailman
- pp. 43-44
- II. With Beso
- Beso the Helmsman
- p. 47
- I Wish Beso
- p. 49
- Beso Brings Beso
- p. 50
- The Real Beso
- p. 51
- Hajj to Beso
- p. 52
- Beso Is a Sound
- p. 53
- Beso’s Dialect
- p. 54
- Beso Steps Out
- p. 55
- Where Beso
- p. 56
- Beso Settles It
- p. 57
- Earthly Beso
- p. 58
- Beso Expands
- p. 59
- Civilization Beso
- p. 61
- Beso Engages
- p. 62
- Beso’s Jaw
- p. 63
- Beso’s Mind
- p. 64
- Wounded Beso
- p. 66
- III. Beyond Beso
- Beso Lifts His Nose
- p. 69
- Beso’s Dust
- p. 70
- Silence Beso
- p. 71
- Beso Huffed
- p. 72
- Beso Keeps
- p. 75
- Beso’s Question
- p. 76
- Seeing Beso
- p. 78
- Beyond Beso
- p. 80
- Nameless Beso
- pp. 81-82
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 83-86
- About the Author
- p. 87
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609171995
Related ISBN(s)
9780870139796, 9781628951523, 9781628961522
MARC Record
OCLC
774285389
Pages
98
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2010