Poems that consider doubleness and truth-telling through the voice
of an Asian American poet, while referencing a range of writers and
pop culture figures. Â Emily Dickinson begins one of her
poems with the oft-quoted line, “Tell all the truth but tell it
slant." For Asian Americans, the word “slant” can be heard and
read two ways, as both a racializing and an obscuring term. It is
this sense of doubleness—culminating in the instability of
language and an untrustworthy narrator—that shapes, informs, and
inflects the poems in John Yau’s new collection, all of which
focus on the questions of who is speaking and who is being spoken
for and to. Made up of eight sections, each exploring the idea of
address—as place, as person, as memory, and as event —Tell It
Slant does as Dickinson commands, but with a further twist. Yau
summons spirits who help the author “tell all the truth,” among
whom are reimagined traces of poets, movie stars, and science
fiction writers, including Charles Baudelaire, Thomas de Quincey,
Philip K. Dick, Li Shangyin, and Elsa Lanchester. Â
General
| Imprint: |
Omnidawn Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
John Yau
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
73 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-63243-125-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-63243-125-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781632431257 |
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