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* The Day of Shelly’s Death * R e n a t o R o s a l d o * t h e d a y o f s h e l l y ’ s d e a t h The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief * * * duke univeRsity PRess duRham & london 2014 © 2014 Duke University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid- free paper ♾ Designed by Amy Ruth Buchanan Typeset in Whitman and Lato by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Rosaldo, Renato. The day of Shelly’s death : the poetry and ethnography of grief / Renato Rosaldo. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. isbn 978-0-8223-5649-3 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8223-5661-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Death—Poetry. 2. Ilongot (Philippine people)— Death. 3. Ethnology in literature. I. Title. ps3618.o775d39 2014 811ʹ.6—dc23 2013025659 Contents * List of Poems, vii Acknowledgments, xiii Foreword by Jean Franco, xv I The Day of Shelly’s Death, 1 Notes on Poetry and Ethnography, 101 II Grief and a Headhunter’s Rage, 115 Index, 139 list of Poems * Time Line, 3 OctOber 11, 1981 Silence, 6 Edges of Tranquility, 7 A Belgian Nun, 8 The Certificate of Death, 9 I Was Walking, 10 KaKidugen, early September, 1981 Taru, 17 Wagat, 19 Tukbaw, 21 Lakay, 23 Insan, 25 I Am Duman, 27 Baket, 29 Tepeg, 31 Midalya, 33 baguiO, late auguSt tO early OctOber, 1981 From Shelly’s Letter to Bridget, 36 The First Lady, 37 Kiangan, OctOber 8–10, 1981 At Jun’s House in Kiangan, 40 Kemayong, 42 No Swimmer, 43 Conchita Can Be Trusted, 44 Conchita Cumaldi, 45 mungayang, OctOber 10, 1981 New Shoes, 48 Turbulence, 49 mungayang, OctOber 11, 1981 Shoes On My Head, 52 The Omen of Mungayang, 53 A Mouse, 54 How Do I, Renato, Know That Manny Knows?, 55 Conchita’s Cousin, 56 Yellow Backpack, 57 Be Careful, 58 A Rim, 65 The Ifugao Men, 66 The Fly, 67 Shelly’s Body Washed, 68 The Soldier, 69 lagawe, OctOber 11, 1981 Up the Steep Hill, 72 The Tricycle Taxi Driver, 73 A Thin Smile, 74 In a White Cubicle, 75 night, OctOber 11, 1981 Static, 78 Homilies, 79 Sam at the Convent, 80 Jun Dait, 81 One Night and the Next, 82 Midnight Driver, 83 The Cliff, 84 Midnight Belgian Nun, 85 At the Convent, 86 the rOad, OctOber 12, 1981 Colored Marshmallows, 88 Father Joe, 89 viii List of Poems baguiO, OctOber 12, 1981 Nana Dot, 92 Papá/Dad, 93 Mom, 94 Sam, 95 Manny, 96 Crazy Savage, 97 Back in Baguio, 98 Epilogue, 99 List of Poems ix
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