Keeping Watch.
The article centers on a funeral service for a man named Cliff, exploring themes of family dynamics, community, and socioeconomic hardship within a modest urban church known as "Ghetto Rock." It portrays the complex relationships among mourners, including the narrator, Aunt Eema, and cousin Launa, h...
| Publicado en: | Virginia Quarterly Review Vol. 102; no. 1; pp. 98 - 107 |
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Virginia Quarterly Review
Spring2026
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