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A Place Called No Homeland
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This evocative debut is ideal for readers interested in contemporary poetry that engages deeply with themes of identity, social justice, and cultural memory. It will particularly resonate with those drawn to queer and trans narratives and experimental poetic forms.
A stunning poetry book on body, land, and language, and the place where monstrous women roam.
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This extraordinary poetry collection is a vivid, beautifully wrought journey to the place where forgotten ancestors live and monstrous women roam—and where the distinctions between body, land, and language are lost.
In these fierce yet tender narrative poems, Kai Cheng Thom draws equally from memory and mythology to create new maps of gender, race, sexuality, and violence. In the world of A Place Called No Homeland, the bodies of the marginalised—queer and transgender communities, survivors of abuse and assault, and children of diaspora—are celebrated, survival songs are sung, and the ancestors offer you forgiveness for not remembering their names.
Descended from the traditions of oral storytelling, spoken word, and queer punk poetry, Kai Cheng Thom's debut collection is evocative and unforgettable.
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ISBN: 9781551526799
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 November 2017
Country: Canada
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 96
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About the Author
Kai Cheng Thom: Kai Cheng Thom is a writer and performance artist. Her essays, poetry, and fiction have been published or widely in print and online in such publications as Buzzfeed, Asian American Literary Review, xoJane, and Matrix. She is currently a feature writer at Everyday Feminism.
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