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TAKE CARE

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Take Care is a poignant poetry collection by Eunice Andrada that delves into themes of migration, displacement, and the complexities of settling into a world that often feels unwelcoming. Through vivid imagery and powerful language, the author examines personal and collective histories, exploring the intersections of identity, culture, and survival. The collection invites readers to reflect on how care and empathy can shape our interactions and understanding of each other in today's world.
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This collection may appeal to you if you're drawn to powerful poetry that explores themes of identity, survival, and resilience. Through vivid language and poignant imagery, the author delves into personal and political narratives, making it a compelling read for those interested in exploring the intersections of culture, trauma, and empowerment.

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Shortlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize

Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2022: Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry & Multicultural NSW Award

TAKE CARE explores what it means to survive within systems not designed for tenderness. Bound in personal testimony, the poems situate the act of rape within the machinery of imperialism, where human and non-human bodies, lands, and waters are violated to uphold colonial powers. Andrada explores the magnitude of rape culture in the everyday: from justice systems that dehumanise survivors, to exploitative care industries that deny Filipina workers their agency, to nationalist monuments that erase the sexual violence of war.

Unsparing in their interrogation of the gendered, racialised labour of care, the poems flow to a radical, liberatory syntax. Physical and online terrain meld into a surreal ecosystem of speakers, creatures, and excavated histories. Brimming with incantatory power, Andrada's verses move between breathless candour and seething restraint as they navigate memory and possibility. Piercing the heart of our cultural crisis, these poems are salves, offerings, and warnings.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925818796

Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Giramondo Publishing Co

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 82

About the Author

Eunice Andrada is a Filipina poet and educator. She is the author of Flood Damages (Giramondo Publishing, 2018), which won the Anne Elder Award and was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Poetry. Born and raised in the Philippines, she now lives and writes on unceded Gadigal Land. TAKE CARE is her second collection of poetry.

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