The Last Thing

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New & Selected Poems

By Patrick Rosal

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The Last Thing: New & Selected Poems by Patrick Rosal is a vibrant collection showcasing nearly two decades of the poet's work. Drawing from his Filipino heritage and complex personal history, Rosal bridges literary, ethnic, national, and spiritual realms through dynamic and rhythmic poetry. This volume offers both new hard-hitting poems and select pieces from his earlier books, creating a powerful, musical journey infused with love and awe.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in contemporary poetry that explores identity, culture, and spirituality through engaging performance-style language. It will appeal to those who appreciate lyrical vibrancy and profound emotional insight.

A momentous collection from the author of Brooklyn Antediluvian, winner of the 2017 Lenore Marshall Prize from Academy of American Poets

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For nearly two decades, Patrick Rosal has been one of the most beloved and admired poets in the United States, bringing together the most dynamic aspects of literary and performance poetry. The son of Filipino immigrants (his father was a lapsed Catholic priest), he has made a life of bridging worlds—literary, ethnic, national, spiritual—through his poetry, and has been recognised with some of the highest honours and countless devoted readers.

The Last Thing: New & Selected Poems gives us a substantial playlist of new work—hard-hitting and big-hearted—along with ample selections from his first four books. Bursting with music, infused with love and awe, this is essential reading from a poet of vigour and conscience.

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Jamila Woods praises Rosal's poetry as captivating and performative, highlighting its blend of inheritance and innovation. She notes how his poems "careen & hum & beg to be read aloud," and commends the transformative power in his lines that "change the space that encloses me." This collection is celebrated for its emotional resonance and lyrical force.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780892555680

Publisher: Persea Books Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Persea Books Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 325g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Patrick Rosal Poetry

About the Author

Patrick Rosal is an interdisciplinary artist and author of five previous books, most recently The Last Thing: New & Selected Poems, winner of the William Carlos Willams Award, and Brooklyn Antediluvian, winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Award. He has earned fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fulbright Senior Research Program. He is Professor of English and inaugural Co-Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers-Camden.