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Beso the Donkey
Richard Jarrette
Copyright Date: 2010
Published by: Michigan State University Press
Pages: 92
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.14321/j.ctt7ztb7r
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Beso the Donkey
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Beso the Donkeyis 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 Donkeyincorporates 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.

eISBN: 978-1-60917-199-5
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-vi)
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. vii-x)
  3. Preface
    • Attending Beso
      Attending Beso (pp. 3-4)
  4. I. Beso
    • The Monumental Beso
      The Monumental Beso (pp. 7-7)
    • Certain Beso
      Certain Beso (pp. 8-8)
    • Beso’s Equanimity
      Beso’s Equanimity (pp. 9-9)
    • Beso’s Hooves
      Beso’s Hooves (pp. 10-10)
    • Beside Beso
      Beside Beso (pp. 11-11)
    • Beso the Donkey
      Beso the Donkey (pp. 12-12)
    • Beso’s Song
      Beso’s Song (pp. 13-13)
    • To Comfort Beso
      To Comfort Beso (pp. 14-14)
    • Beso’s Fence
      Beso’s Fence (pp. 15-15)
    • Wild Beso
      Wild Beso (pp. 16-16)
    • Beso the Jack
      Beso the Jack (pp. 17-17)
    • Husk Beso
      Husk Beso (pp. 18-18)
    • A Paradise for Beso
      A Paradise for Beso (pp. 19-19)
    • Dear Beso
      Dear Beso (pp. 20-20)
    • Beso Follows
      Beso Follows (pp. 21-21)
    • Beso Attends
      Beso Attends (pp. 22-22)
    • Cézanne and Beso
      Cézanne and Beso (pp. 23-23)
    • Bach Beso
      Bach Beso (pp. 24-24)
    • Beso’s Window
      Beso’s Window (pp. 25-25)
    • Beso and His Peers
      Beso and His Peers (pp. 26-26)
    • Beso Stomps
      Beso Stomps (pp. 27-27)
    • Al-Beso
      Al-Beso (pp. 28-28)
    • Beso’s Deepest
      Beso’s Deepest (pp. 29-29)
    • Beso’s Bucket
      Beso’s Bucket (pp. 30-30)
    • Beso the Acropolis
      Beso the Acropolis (pp. 31-31)
    • To Touch Beso
      To Touch Beso (pp. 32-32)
    • Beso’s Dignity
      Beso’s Dignity (pp. 33-33)
    • Beso Glared
      Beso Glared (pp. 34-34)
    • Beso’s Position
      Beso’s Position (pp. 35-35)
    • Beso Solved
      Beso Solved (pp. 36-36)
    • Beso’s Part
      Beso’s Part (pp. 37-37)
    • Beso the Sphinx
      Beso the Sphinx (pp. 38-38)
    • Equus Asinus, Beso—On Blame
      Equus Asinus, Beso—On Blame (pp. 39-39)
    • Beso Prefers
      Beso Prefers (pp. 40-40)
    • Beso’s Stream of Gold
      Beso’s Stream of Gold (pp. 41-41)
    • Beso Dozed Off
      Beso Dozed Off (pp. 42-42)
    • Beso and the Mailman
      Beso and the Mailman (pp. 43-44)
  5. II. With Beso
    • Beso the Helmsman
      Beso the Helmsman (pp. 47-47)
    • Ask Beso
      Ask Beso (pp. 48-48)
    • I Wish Beso
      I Wish Beso (pp. 49-49)
    • Beso Brings Beso
      Beso Brings Beso (pp. 50-50)
    • The Real Beso
      The Real Beso (pp. 51-51)
    • Hajj to Beso
      Hajj to Beso (pp. 52-52)
    • Beso Is a Sound
      Beso Is a Sound (pp. 53-53)
    • Beso’s Dialect
      Beso’s Dialect (pp. 54-54)
    • Beso Steps Out
      Beso Steps Out (pp. 55-55)
    • Where Beso
      Where Beso (pp. 56-56)
    • Beso Settles It
      Beso Settles It (pp. 57-57)
    • Earthly Beso
      Earthly Beso (pp. 58-58)
    • Beso Expands
      Beso Expands (pp. 59-59)
    • With Beso
      With Beso (pp. 60-60)
    • Civilization Beso
      Civilization Beso (pp. 61-61)
    • Beso Engages
      Beso Engages (pp. 62-62)
    • Beso’s Jaw
      Beso’s Jaw (pp. 63-63)
    • Beso’s Mind
      Beso’s Mind (pp. 64-64)
    • Mood Beso
      Mood Beso (pp. 65-65)
    • Wounded Beso
      Wounded Beso (pp. 66-66)
  6. III. Beyond Beso
    • Beso Lifts His Nose
      Beso Lifts His Nose (pp. 69-69)
    • Beso’s Dust
      Beso’s Dust (pp. 70-70)
    • Silence Beso
      Silence Beso (pp. 71-71)
    • Beso Huffed
      Beso Huffed (pp. 72-72)
    • Used Beso
      Used Beso (pp. 73-73)
    • Beso
      Beso (pp. 74-74)
    • Beso Keeps
      Beso Keeps (pp. 75-75)
    • Beso’s Question
      Beso’s Question (pp. 76-76)
    • Wall Beso
      Wall Beso (pp. 77-77)
    • Seeing Beso
      Seeing Beso (pp. 78-78)
    • Soul Beso
      Soul Beso (pp. 79-79)
    • Beyond Beso
      Beyond Beso (pp. 80-80)
    • Nameless Beso
      Nameless Beso (pp. 81-82)
  7. Acknowledgments
    Acknowledgments (pp. 83-86)
  8. About the Author
    About the Author (pp. 87-87)
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