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AANHPI 2022: Poetry

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SFPL poetry collections by Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander poets.

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18 items

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Time Is A Mother

Time Is A Mother

by Vuong, Ocean

Book - 2022

A deeply intimate second poetry collection, Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother’s death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it. A deeply intimate second poetry collection, Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother’s death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it. Show less

A deeply intimate second poetry collection, Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother’s death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it. A deeply intimate second poetry collection, Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother’s death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it. Show less

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Imagine Us, the Swarm

Imagine Us, the Swarm

by Leung, Muriel

Book - 2021

Contemplates vengeance, eschews forgiveness and cultivates a desire for healing beyond the reaches of this present life. In this collection of essays in v...Show more Contemplates vengeance, eschews forgiveness and cultivates a desire for healing beyond the reaches of this present life. In this collection of essays in verse, Leung reconciles a familial history of violence and generational trauma across intersections of Asian American, queer and gendered experiences. Show less

Contemplates vengeance, eschews forgiveness and cultivates a desire for healing beyond the reaches of this present life. In this collection of essays in v...Show more Contemplates vengeance, eschews forgiveness and cultivates a desire for healing beyond the reaches of this present life. In this collection of essays in verse, Leung reconciles a familial history of violence and generational trauma across intersections of Asian American, queer and gendered experiences. Show less

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Habitat Threshold

Habitat Threshold

by Santos Perez, Craig

Book - 2020

As the book progresses, however, Perez confronts the impacts of environmental injustice, global capitalism, toxic waste, animal extinctions, water struggles, human violence, mass migration and climate change. As the book progresses, however, Perez confronts the impacts of environmental injustice, global capitalism, toxic waste, animal extinctions, water struggles, human violence, mass migration and climate change. Show less

As the book progresses, however, Perez confronts the impacts of environmental injustice, global capitalism, toxic waste, animal extinctions, water struggles, human violence, mass migration and climate change. As the book progresses, however, Perez confronts the impacts of environmental injustice, global capitalism, toxic waste, animal extinctions, water struggles, human violence, mass migration and climate change. Show less

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Bamboophobia

Bamboophobia

by Ko Ko Thett

Book - 2022

Readers will find oddball lists, linguistic inventiveness, and sardonic humor applied at times to the quotidian (chairs, metaphors, potatoes), but also to a strangulating bureaucracy and the horrific treatment of prisoners. Readers will find oddball lists, linguistic inventiveness, and sardonic humor applied at times to the quotidian (chairs, metaphors, potatoes), but also to a strangulating bureaucracy and the horrific treatment of prisoners. Show less

Readers will find oddball lists, linguistic inventiveness, and sardonic humor applied at times to the quotidian (chairs, metaphors, potatoes), but also to a strangulating bureaucracy and the horrific treatment of prisoners. Readers will find oddball lists, linguistic inventiveness, and sardonic humor applied at times to the quotidian (chairs, metaphors, potatoes), but also to a strangulating bureaucracy and the horrific treatment of prisoners. Show less

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The Essential W.S. Merwin

The Essential W.S. Merwin

by Merwin, W. S.

Book - 2017

A deeply considered selection from W.S. Merwin’s vast oeuvre that represents the poems—and a few select pieces of prose—that readers will cherish today, tomorrow, and into the next century. A deeply considered selection from W.S. Merwin’s vast oeuvre that represents the poems—and a few select pieces of prose—that readers will cherish today, tomorrow, and into the next century. Show less

A deeply considered selection from W.S. Merwin’s vast oeuvre that represents the poems—and a few select pieces of prose—that readers will cherish today, tomorrow, and into the next century. A deeply considered selection from W.S. Merwin’s vast oeuvre that represents the poems—and a few select pieces of prose—that readers will cherish today, tomorrow, and into the next century. Show less

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Letters to A Young Brown Girl

Letters to A Young Brown Girl

Poems

by Reyes, Barbara Jane

Book - 2020

Centers the Pinay voice as resolute, as within a place of its belonging, and it is a voice that refuses to let go. Centers the Pinay voice as resolute, as within a place of its belonging, and it is a voice that refuses to let go. Show less

Centers the Pinay voice as resolute, as within a place of its belonging, and it is a voice that refuses to let go. Centers the Pinay voice as resolute, as within a place of its belonging, and it is a voice that refuses to let go. Show less

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If They Come for Us

If They Come for Us

Poems

by Asghar, Fatimah

Book - 2018

In this awe-inspiring debut, Asghar explores the painful, sometimes psychologically debilitating journey of establishing her identity as a queer brown woman within the confines of white America. In this awe-inspiring debut, Asghar explores the painful, sometimes psychologically debilitating journey of establishing her identity as a queer brown woman within the confines of white America. Show less

In this awe-inspiring debut, Asghar explores the painful, sometimes psychologically debilitating journey of establishing her identity as a queer brown woman within the confines of white America. In this awe-inspiring debut, Asghar explores the painful, sometimes psychologically debilitating journey of establishing her identity as a queer brown woman within the confines of white America. Show less

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Obit

Obit

Poems

by Chang, Victoria

Book - 2020

In her fifth collection, Guggenheim Fellowship winner Chang uses an unusual subject--obituaries--to shed light on what qualities make for a good life as well as a passable death. In her fifth collection, Guggenheim Fellowship winner Chang uses an unusual subject--obituaries--to shed light on what qualities make for a good life as well as a passable death. Show less

In her fifth collection, Guggenheim Fellowship winner Chang uses an unusual subject--obituaries--to shed light on what qualities make for a good life as well as a passable death. In her fifth collection, Guggenheim Fellowship winner Chang uses an unusual subject--obituaries--to shed light on what qualities make for a good life as well as a passable death. Show less

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Soft Science

Soft Science

Poems

by Choi, Franny

Book - 2019

In her second collection, Choi creates an exhilarating matrix of poetry, science, and technology. Porn sites, tweets, chat rooms, and machine translations abound as Choi questions identity and consciousness in a world full of artificial intelligence. In her second collection, Choi creates an exhilarating matrix of poetry, science, and technology. Porn sites, tweets, chat rooms, and machine translations abound as Choi questions identity and consciousness in a world full of artificial intelligence. Show less

In her second collection, Choi creates an exhilarating matrix of poetry, science, and technology. Porn sites, tweets, chat rooms, and machine translations abound as Choi questions identity and consciousness in a world full of artificial intelligence. In her second collection, Choi creates an exhilarating matrix of poetry, science, and technology. Porn sites, tweets, chat rooms, and machine translations abound as Choi questions identity and consciousness in a world full of artificial intelligence. Show less

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Foreign Bodies

Foreign Bodies

Poems

by Hahn, Kimiko

Book - 2020

Inspired by her encounter with Dr. Chevalier Jackson's collection of ingested curiosities at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum, Kimiko Hahn's tenth collection investigates the grip that seemingly insignificant objects exert on our lives. Inspired by her encounter with Dr. Chevalier Jackson's collection of ingested curiosities at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum, Kimiko Hahn's tenth collection investigates the grip that seemingly insignificant objects exert on our lives. Show less

Inspired by her encounter with Dr. Chevalier Jackson's collection of ingested curiosities at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum, Kimiko Hahn's tenth collection investigates the grip that seemingly insignificant objects exert on our lives. Inspired by her encounter with Dr. Chevalier Jackson's collection of ingested curiosities at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum, Kimiko Hahn's tenth collection investigates the grip that seemingly insignificant objects exert on our lives. Show less

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Remembering Our Intimacies

Remembering Our Intimacies

Moʻolelo, Aloha ʻāina, and Ea

by Osorio, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani

Book - 2021

Remembering Our Intimacies argues for the methodology of (re)membering Indigenous forms of intimacies. It does so through the metaphor of a ‘upena—a net of intimacies that incorporates the variety of relationships that exist for Kānaka Maoli. Remembering Our Intimacies argues for the methodology of (re)membering Indigenous forms of intimacies. It does so through the metaphor of a ‘upena—a net of intimacies that incorporates the variety of relationships that exist for Kānaka Maoli. Show less

Remembering Our Intimacies argues for the methodology of (re)membering Indigenous forms of intimacies. It does so through the metaphor of a ‘upena—a net of intimacies that incorporates the variety of relationships that exist for Kānaka Maoli. Remembering Our Intimacies argues for the methodology of (re)membering Indigenous forms of intimacies. It does so through the metaphor of a ‘upena—a net of intimacies that incorporates the variety of relationships that exist for Kānaka Maoli. Show less

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The Curious Thing

The Curious Thing

Poems

by Lim, Sandra

Book - 2021

The introspective third collection from Lim sees the poet train her eye on the retreating shoreline of a life, a "thousand mile scent// Going all through the body." The introspective third collection from Lim sees the poet train her eye on the retreating shoreline of a life, a "thousand mile scent// Going all through the body." Show less

The introspective third collection from Lim sees the poet train her eye on the retreating shoreline of a life, a "thousand mile scent// Going all through the body." The introspective third collection from Lim sees the poet train her eye on the retreating shoreline of a life, a "thousand mile scent// Going all through the body." Show less

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Living Nations, Living Words

Living Nations, Living Words

An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry

Book - 2021

This recent collection of Indigenous poetry, edited by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) includes poems from several Native Hawaiian and P...Show more This recent collection of Indigenous poetry, edited by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) includes poems from several Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander poets, including Imaikalani Kalahele (Kānaka Maoli), Craig Santos Perez (Chamoru), Lehua Taitano (Chamoru), Brandy Nālani McDougall (Kānaka Maoli), and Mahealani Perez-Wendt (Kānaka Maoli). Show less

This recent collection of Indigenous poetry, edited by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) includes poems from several Native Hawaiian and P...Show more This recent collection of Indigenous poetry, edited by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) includes poems from several Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander poets, including Imaikalani Kalahele (Kānaka Maoli), Craig Santos Perez (Chamoru), Lehua Taitano (Chamoru), Brandy Nālani McDougall (Kānaka Maoli), and Mahealani Perez-Wendt (Kānaka Maoli). Show less

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Tonguebreaker

Tonguebreaker

by Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi

eBook - 2019

In their fourth collection of poetry, Lambda Literary Award-winning poet and writer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha continues her excavation of working-class queer brown femme survivorhood and desire. In their fourth collection of poetry, Lambda Literary Award-winning poet and writer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha continues her excavation of working-class queer brown femme survivorhood and desire. Show less

In their fourth collection of poetry, Lambda Literary Award-winning poet and writer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha continues her excavation of working-class queer brown femme survivorhood and desire. In their fourth collection of poetry, Lambda Literary Award-winning poet and writer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha continues her excavation of working-class queer brown femme survivorhood and desire. Show less

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That Was Now, This Is Then

That Was Now, This Is Then

Poems

by Seshadri, Vijay

Book - 2020

In an engaging, confiding tone that embraces both wit and compassion, Seshadri enlists poetry to assure us that despite the historical moment's forced isolation and heightened sociopolitical stress, we need not feel we're alone. In an engaging, confiding tone that embraces both wit and compassion, Seshadri enlists poetry to assure us that despite the historical moment's forced isolation and heightened sociopolitical stress, we need not feel we're alone. Show less

In an engaging, confiding tone that embraces both wit and compassion, Seshadri enlists poetry to assure us that despite the historical moment's forced isolation and heightened sociopolitical stress, we need not feel we're alone. In an engaging, confiding tone that embraces both wit and compassion, Seshadri enlists poetry to assure us that despite the historical moment's forced isolation and heightened sociopolitical stress, we need not feel we're alone. Show less

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A Thousand Times You Lose your Treasure

A Thousand Times You Lose your Treasure

by Nguyen, Hoa

Book - 2021

Nguyen's newest collection is primarily a verse biography of her mother, Diêp Anh Nguyên, a stunt motorcyclist in an all-women Vietnamese circus troop in the 1950s and '60s. Nguyen's newest collection is primarily a verse biography of her mother, Diêp Anh Nguyên, a stunt motorcyclist in an all-women Vietnamese circus troop in the 1950s and '60s. Show less

Nguyen's newest collection is primarily a verse biography of her mother, Diêp Anh Nguyên, a stunt motorcyclist in an all-women Vietnamese circus troop in the 1950s and '60s. Nguyen's newest collection is primarily a verse biography of her mother, Diêp Anh Nguyên, a stunt motorcyclist in an all-women Vietnamese circus troop in the 1950s and '60s. Show less

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The Sunflower Cast A Spell to Save Us From the Void

The Sunflower Cast A Spell to Save Us From the Void

by Wang, Jackie

Book - 2021

In this extraordinary debut, Wang creates a symbolist dream diary for catastrophic times. A cross between Mei-mei Berssenbrugge's elliptical poetic treati...Show more In this extraordinary debut, Wang creates a symbolist dream diary for catastrophic times. A cross between Mei-mei Berssenbrugge's elliptical poetic treatises and Marosa di Giorgio's fevered fables, Wang tells stories that begin in clarity but unfurl into complex landscapes. Show less

In this extraordinary debut, Wang creates a symbolist dream diary for catastrophic times. A cross between Mei-mei Berssenbrugge's elliptical poetic treati...Show more In this extraordinary debut, Wang creates a symbolist dream diary for catastrophic times. A cross between Mei-mei Berssenbrugge's elliptical poetic treatises and Marosa di Giorgio's fevered fables, Wang tells stories that begin in clarity but unfurl into complex landscapes. Show less

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A Cruelty Special to Our Species

A Cruelty Special to Our Species

Poems

by Yoon, Emily Jungmin

Book - 2018

Yoon recasts narratives of the Korean "comfort women" held captive under Japanese occupation during WWII in this devastating debut comprising persona poems. Yoon recasts narratives of the Korean "comfort women" held captive under Japanese occupation during WWII in this devastating debut comprising persona poems. Show less

Yoon recasts narratives of the Korean "comfort women" held captive under Japanese occupation during WWII in this devastating debut comprising persona poems. Yoon recasts narratives of the Korean "comfort women" held captive under Japanese occupation during WWII in this devastating debut comprising persona poems. Show less

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