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The Colors of Desire: PoemsThe poetry of David Mura has been praised for its verbal music, its contradictions of rage and reconciliation, and its curious sense of hope in a world riven by racial and cultural differences. Of his first book, After We Lost Our Way, Amy Clampitt said, "The range and force of his evocative gift are counterbalanced by a quick intelligence and a redemptive and surprising tenderness." In The Colors of Desire, his second book of poems, Mura explores the
The poetry of David Mura has been praised for its verbal music, its contradictions of rage and reconciliation, and its curious sense of hope in a world riven by racial and cultural differences. Of his first book, After We Lost Our Way, Amy Clampitt said, "The range and force of his evocative gift are counterbalanced by a quick intelligence and a redemptive and surprising tenderness." In The Colors of Desire, his second book of poems, Mura explores the connections between race and sexuality, history and identity, through the lens of desire. From an Issei farmer's lament for an America he knew before internment to a French prostitute who speaks of her Asian lovers, the various voices of these poems reveal how cultural desire shapes personal history and how collective history shapes individual desire. In the title poem, Mura assembles a collage of memory and history that links America's racism to our sexual culture, whose pornography equates whiteness with beauty and color with degradation. In the longest sequence of poems, "The Affair," Mura portrays an obsessive, destructive adultery between two married lovers, an Asian-American man and a Caucasian woman, that unmasks the painful conflicts among sex, race, and fidelity. Confronting the promise of a multicultural America, Mura ends the book with a series of poems addressing his legacy to his daughter. In "Gardens We Have Left," Mura contemplates how his daughter will inherit both his father's internment and his own rage over assimilation as she fashions her own identity. As he traces his family's path from a Japanese village to America, Mura sees the "rocking unbroken joy" of love in his daughter, who becomes his "hymn to America." TheColors of Desire offers a powerful meditation on the nature of desire within the matrix of race and culture.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House
Published: 12/01/1994
ISBN: 9780385474610
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.14w x 0.42d
Review Citations: Booklist 12/15/1994 pg. 732
Library Journal 01/01/1995 pg. 107
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★★★★★ 5
If you're partial to mesh loofahs, get these instead!
Scent: Gray
Here I am, a 33 year-old guy and avid death metal fan. Writing reviews for, and getting excited about exfoliating shower cloths. I'm not sure what brought me to this point in life, but I'll attempt to share some wisdom now that I'm here.
Before these cloths entered my life, I was supremely dedicated to showering with traditional mesh loofahs. They had a good "scrub factor" and showering with bare soap bars or normal cotton wash cloths just made me feel like I was pushing soap around without actually getting clean. Well, I eventually got frustrated with having to keep a bunch of them stocked in the bathroom cabinets and the enormous amount of waste they produce. It's recommend to replace traditional mesh shower loofahs every 8 weeks, but uhhh.. who are we kidding? You'd be lucky to use one for half that length of time before the knot loosens up and it all unravels on you.
Enter: these things! These double-sided wash cloths take everything I enjoyed about mesh scrubbers and put it all into a different form-factor. Both the soft side and the exfoliating side make a rich lather with a minimal amount of body wash, which is something you WON'T get with regular wash rags. These cloths are strong, well-made, and mostly importantly they won't unravel into a pile of cheap plastic. Another advantage these have over regular cotton rags is that they're made of a quick-drying material, which makes it a lot harder for bacteria to harbor and grow. A thorough rinse along with a firm wringing to expel the excess water before hanging it up to dry, and you're good to go! One more advantage these have over loofahs and sponges is how much better the cloths are for getting into tighter spaces (I'm specifically referring to cleaning feet and in-between toes, but yes, it'll get THOSE areas nice and clean too) 👌.
At $20 for a 3-pack (on sale for $15 at the time of this review), these cloths are more expensive when compared to the cheap mesh loofahs that you can pick up for $2-3 a piece. But trust me when I tell you that these cloths will far out last even the most premium loofahs, and they clean infinitely better as well.
Give 'em a shot, and maybe one day you'll start getting excited about boring, dumb adult stuff too! 🤘
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Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2022
★★★★★ 4
I like it just not the soft side
Scent: Gray
Now when I looking for cloths. I was looking for a face one. There was a photo here that showed a up close shot of the texture of the rough side... that's what made me get it. And I'm honestly happy that I did.
I literally just came out the shower. Im air drying while writing this lol. To talk about how it's worth the money getting this. Im surprise they don't have more ratings.
When you look at the video for this product it looks dramatic cause it is. Its meant to be. but when they actually mention details about the product...... its the honest truth.
The rough I love it. I actually feel like I have a new skin after rubbing all the dead skin off my body and used another one to rub my feet (never mix the two lol) so the rough side of the product has 100% 👍🏽 👍🏽 from me.
But the soft side. Ehh honestly it isn't for me if the soft side was a bit more rough. I would love it. But when I used it it felt like I was just rubbing batter on me or something like that.
If they made a glove version of this I would buy 1 for each day of the week lol. If they another cloth that didn't have such a soft side I'll buy that instead.
But honestly this product is amazing and worth the money they're asking form. Which isn't a lot. Believe me you'll feel better after that good scrub down... just be gentle at certain areas and on your neck.
I'm going to buy the actual face one from this company on my next pay check. So worth it
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Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022
★★★★★ 5
Love them
Scent: White with Green Edge, Scent: White with Green Edge
Perfect disposable loofers that wear well. Better than a face cloth. Have reordered them 2x. Perfect loop to hang on soap dish holder.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Bought more
Scent: Gray
Nice to have a scrub side and a soft side. Easily toss on washing machine to clean.
Seems to last. Nice size and loop to easily hang to dry.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
★★★★★ 3
Small Wash Cloth - Potholder Size
I really want to rave about the product, but it is just too small. The wash cloth lather's really well (it will save on liquid soap). I love the exfoliating side, I feel I am getting clean. I am a female who loves to work outside in the garden, ride ATV's and do woodworking. I get really dirty and it is great for removing dirt! My husband loves the cloth too, but he is tall (6'2") and the cloth is really small for him. For Him, my solution was to sew two of them together (don't judge my sewing skills). He can now use it as a wash cloth and back scratcher/cleaner (loops sewn at opposing ends). Pros: Cleans well, lots of lather with little soap, has a hanging hoop. Cons: Extremely Small (that is a regular size white Bed and Bath wash cloth for comparison). If using the terry cloth side, hard to hold because synthetic scrubby side is slick, the terry side also tends to "ball up" (I don't think this can be fixed because of the nature of the synthetic side). Please make this product larger, I would definitely buy again. Thank You!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2022
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