Mother Country
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"Mother Country" is a poem by Cuban-American writer Richard Blanco that reflects on themes of immigration, identity, and the complex notion of homeland.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| addressesCommunity |
Cuban diaspora
ⓘ
immigrant communities ⓘ |
| author | Richard Blanco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity |
Cuban
ⓘ
Latino ⓘ |
| authorGender | male ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Cuban-American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
poet
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresConcept |
hyphenated identity
ⓘ
motherland as metaphor ⓘ multiple homelands ⓘ |
| exploresRelationshipBetween |
mother and homeland
ⓘ
personal identity and national identity ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary poetry
ⓘ
immigrant literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative voice ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory |
American poetry
ⓘ
Cuban-American poetry ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latinx literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Richard Blanco poetry ⓘ |
| theme |
assimilation
ⓘ
belonging ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ diaspora ⓘ displacement ⓘ exile ⓘ family history ⓘ homeland ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ memory ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Richard Blanco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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