Antiemetic for Homesickness (Poetry)

Antiemetic for Homesickness (Poetry)
Romalyn Ante
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23 Jul 2020 UK
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9781784743000
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' A day will come when you won' t miss the country na nagluwal sa ' yo. ' - ' Antiemetic for Homesickness' The poems in Romalyn Ante' s luminous debut build a bridge between two worlds- journeying from the country ' na nagluwal sa ' yo' - that gave birth to you - to a new life in the United Kingdom. Steeped in the richness of Filipino folklore, and studded with Tagalog, these poems speak of the ache of assimilation and the complexities of belonging, telling the stories of generations of migrants who find exile through employment - through the voices of the mothers who leave and the children who are left behind. With dazzling formal dexterity and emotional resonance, this expansive debut offers a unique perspective on family, colonialism, homeland and heritage- from the countries we carry with us, to the places we call home.
A poetry of rapturous images and riveting conscience -- Tracy K. Smith Romalyn Ante is a poet to fall in love with. A flower of both the Philippines and the Black Country, her vivid, sensual poems weave a fascinating and moving story of migration and loss, caring and tenderness -- Liz Berry What might it mean to survive the incandescent distances between here and all we' ve ever left behind-the languages, the myths, the keepsakes and names? How can we return to lost things and those who love us, relearn what draws away from memory? Romalyn Ante traces paths back through such questions with the grace of lancets, illuminating scars and landscapes, celebrating the "invisible. . . goddesses of caring and tending" in this brilliant collection. It is something of miracle to experience a debut that charts our "dislocated world" with such incisive generosity. I am beyond grateful for these poems-each one pulsing with "the rhythm of a shockable heart. " -- R. A. Villanueva
Romalyn Ante was born in 1989 in Lipa Batangas, Philippines. She was 16 years old when her mother - a nurse in the NHS - brought the family to the UK. Her debut pamphlet, Rice & Rain, won the Saboteur Award for Best Poetry Pamphlet 2018. She is the winner of the Poetry London Clore Prize 2018; joint-winner of the Manchester Poetry Prize 2017, and the recipient of the Platinum Poetry in Creative Future Literary Awards 2017. She currently lives in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, where she works as a registered nurse and psychotherapist.
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ISBN-13: 9781784743000
Published: 23 Jul 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Chatto & Windus
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 105g
Pages: 96

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