Boomerang / Bumeran (Bilingual)

Poetry / Poesia

Boomerang / Bumeran (Bilingual)
Achy Obejas
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Paperback
h216 x 140mm - 160pg
7 Sep 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780807033395
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A bilingual poetry collection from a Cuban-American writer-activist that explores themes of identity, sexuality, and belongingA unique and inspiriting bilingual collection of lyrical poetry written in a bold, mostly gender-free English and Spanish that address immigration, displacement, love and activism. The book is divided into 3 sections- First, poems addressing immigration and displacement; secondly, those addressing love, lost and found, and finally, verses focusing on action, on ways of addressing injustice and repairing the world. The volume will be both inspiration and support for readers living with marginalized identities and those who love and stand with them.
"Achy Obejas' s Boomerang comes hurtling at you, maddening, sharp-edged, in wild, aerodynamic swerve across a ' jeweled sea, flickering with caution, ' flung past limits of language, tragedy, history, to circle back through Ana Mendieta, Jose Marti, a synagogue in Pittsburgh . . . . There are far more than two sides to the dualities this work takes aim at with shattering skill. " --Esther Allen "The much-needed hope that comes with love defines these poems, shapes their lush epiphanies, their celebration of beloveds of all sorts, not just humans but also political convictions and the wide ranging geographies of various cities. These are the poems that we need so much right now as they remind us about the transformative promise that manifests when we brush up against each other and the inclusive, generous world that can come out of those moments. " --Juliana Spahr, author of Well Then There Now
Achy Obejas is a Cuban-American writer, translator, and activist whose work focusing on personal and national identity has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Fifth Wednesday Journal, TriQuarterly, Another Chicago Magazine and many other publications. A native of Havana, she currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780807033395
Published: 7 Sep 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Beacon Press
Publisher: Beacon Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 160

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