My Life in 100 Objects
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My Life in 100 Objects

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My Life in 100 Objects

About this book

Traces the remarkable life of a feminist poet through the items and images that have have defined her experiences

My Life in 100 Objects is a personal reflection on the events and moments that shaped the life and work of one extraordinary woman. With a masterful, poetic voice, Margaret Randall uses talismanic objects and photographs as launching points for her nonlinear narrative. Through each "object," Randall uncovers another part of herself, starting in a museum in Amman, Jordan, and ending in the Latin American Studies Association in Boston. Interwoven throughout are her most precious relationships, her growth as an artist, and her brave, revolutionary spirit.

As Randall's adventures often coincide with important moments in history, many of her objects provide a transcontinental glimpse into social upheavals and transitions. She shares memories from her years in Cuba (1969 to 1980) and Nicaragua (1980 to 1984), as well as briefer periods in North Vietnam (immediately preceding the end of the war in 1975), and Peru (during the government of Velasco Alvarado). In her introduction, Randall states, "objects and places have always been alive to me." Her history too is alive, as much of a means to consider our own present as it is to
glimpse her vibrant past.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction What This Book Is and Isn’t
  7. 1 Twins, Oldest Known Sculpture, Amman, Jordan
  8. 2 My Father’s Metronome
  9. 3 Portrait of Hannah Pollack
  10. 4 Old Royal Portable Typewriter, 1940s
  11. 5 Ammonite Fossil, Madagascar
  12. 6 Spiral Staircase, Bardo Museum, Tunis, Tunisia
  13. 7 Huipil, Nebaj, Guatemala
  14. 8 Small Clay Head from Teotihuacán, Mexico
  15. 9 Days of the Dead Figurine, Mexico
  16. 10 Rock Art Birth Scene, near Moab, Utah
  17. 11 First Self-Published Book of Poems, Giant of Tears
  18. 12 Saguaro Cactus, Tucson, Arizona
  19. 13 Madonna of the Trail, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  20. 14 Appalachian Wooden Apple
  21. 15 Ceramic Pot from Juan Mata Ortíz, Mexico
  22. 16 My Father’s Claret Cup Cactus
  23. 17 Ancestral Puebloan Black on White Mug (replica)
  24. 18 Burr Trail, Utah
  25. 19 Portrait of Margaret by Elaine de Kooning
  26. 20 Canyon X, Arizona
  27. 21 Tombs, Petra, Jordan
  28. 22 Wadi Rum, Jordan
  29. 23 The Lost Cathedral of Satevó, Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico
  30. 24 Ceramic Roof Bull, Peru
  31. 25 Peruvian Weaving Spindle
  32. 26 Woven Poncho, Cuzco, Peru
  33. 27 Saffron Strands
  34. 28 Fake Mexican Passport
  35. 29 Deportation Hearing Papers
  36. 30 Nicole Hollander Cartoon
  37. 31 Ancient Hand Tool, Uruguay
  38. 32 Hand-Wrought Adz by Aurelio Falero, Uruguay
  39. 33 Piece of Berlin Wall
  40. 34 Vietnamese Water Puppet
  41. 35 Red Lacquer Doors, Temple of Literature, Hanoi
  42. 36 Ho Chi Minh Medal
  43. 37 Banana Flower, Vietnam
  44. 38 The Joy of Cooking
  45. 39 My Clay Bread Molds
  46. 40 Lumi Videla Tapestry, Chile
  47. 41 Pueblo del Arroyo, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
  48. 42 Turquoise Bead, Chaco
  49. 43 Stone Fountain by Joshua Gannon, Madrid, New Mexico
  50. 44 Cuban Flag and Santería Tool Necklace
  51. 45 Martín’s Dog Tag, Angola
  52. 46 Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba
  53. 47 Gregory’s Puppet, Cuba
  54. 48 Girl with Plastic Shoes, Havana
  55. 49 Grand Canyon, Arizona
  56. 50 Hermit’s Rest, Grand Canyon, Arizona
  57. 51 Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter Place Setting (replica)
  58. 52 Pentax K1000 Camera
  59. 53 Dougga, Tunisia
  60. 54 Poet of Two Hemispheres Prize, Quito, Ecuador
  61. 55 Oak Tree House, Mesa Verde, Colorado
  62. 56 Long House Granary, Mesa Verde, Colorado
  63. 57 LeConte Glacier Icebergs, Alaska
  64. 58 Caryatids, Acropolis, Athens, Greece
  65. 59 Blue-Footed Booby Mother and Chick, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
  66. 60 Giant Tortoise, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
  67. 61 Marine Iguanas, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
  68. 62 Hiking Shoes and Hat
  69. 63 La Luz Trail, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico
  70. 64 Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
  71. 65 Roman Ruin, Butrint, Albania
  72. 66 EZLN Virgin of Guadalupe, Chiapas, Mexico
  73. 67 Masks, León, Nicaragua
  74. 68 Sandinista Certificate, Nicaragua
  75. 69 Tiny Turquoise Bear Fetish
  76. 70 “American Girl in Italy” by Ruth Orkin, 1951
  77. 71 Barbara’s Art
  78. 72 Levi’s
  79. 73 Turquoise Earrings
  80. 74 Apple Laptop
  81. 75 El Corno Emplumado #26
  82. 76 Mudhead Kachina Doll, Hopi, Arizona
  83. 77 Book Bag from City Lights, San Francisco, California
  84. 78 Medal for Literary Merit, Chihuahua, Mexico
  85. 79 Time’s Language: Selected Poems (1959–2018)
  86. 80 Only the Road / Solo el camino: Eight Decades of Cuban Poetry
  87. 81 I Never Left Home: Poet, Feminist, Revolutionary
  88. 82 Margaret’s and Barbara’s Wedding Bands
  89. 83 Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui
  90. 84 Tongariki, Rapa Nui
  91. 85 Rongorongo Board, Rapa Nui (replica)
  92. 86 Cork Signing Pen
  93. 87 My Treadmill
  94. 88 Lioness, Hwange, Zimbabwe
  95. 89 Honorary Doctorate in Letters, University of New Mexico
  96. 90 San Rock Art, KwaZulu-Natal, Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
  97. 91 Maasai Collar, Kenya
  98. 92 Broken Arch, Ramesseum, Egypt
  99. 93 Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey
  100. 94 Uxmal, Mexico
  101. 95 Great Gallery, Utah
  102. 96 Kiet Seel, Arizona
  103. 97 Storyteller Doll, Ada Suina, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
  104. 98 Scissors and Ribbon, Beat & Beyond, New York City
  105. 99 When Justice Felt at Home / Cuando la justicia se sentía en casa, Vigía Books, Cuba
  106. 100 Haydée Santamaría Medal, Cuba