"Hoa Nguyen's poems probe dailiness to divorce us from our base
assumptions about how language might present the world to us. Her
poems comprise some of the most inviting lyrics I've found in a
living poet."--"Bookslut"
"Phrase by phrase Nguyen's work can be conversational, playful,
funny, angry, acutely self-aware, and loaded with sensory
information."--Anselm Berrigan, from the introduction
"Red Juice" represents a decade of poems written roughly between
1998 and 2008, previously only available in small-run handmade
chapbooks, journals, and out-of-print books. This collection of
early poems by Vietnamese American poet Hoa Nguyen showcases her
feminist ecopoetics and unique style, all lyrical in the
post-modern tradition.
BUDDHA'S EARS ARE DROOPY TOUCH HIS SHOULDERS]
"Buddha's ears are droopy touch his shoulders
as scarves fly out of windows and I shriek
at the lotus of enlightenment"
"Travel to Free Street past Waco
to the hole in the Earth
wearing water"
"I'm aiming my mouth
for apple pie"
Born in the Mekong Delta and raised in the Washington, DC, area,
Hoa Nguyen studied Poetics at New College of California in San
Francisco. With the poet Dale Smith, Nguyen founded Skanky Possum,
a poetry journal and book imprint. She is the author of eight
poetry books and chapbooks and lives in Toronto, Ontario, where she
teaches poetics at Ryerson University and curates a reading
series.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
(1)
