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Emily Jungmin Yoon
A Cruelty Special to Our Species

Ecco Books, 2018

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Asian American Studies New Books in Literature New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Poetry New Books Network December 7, 2018 Andrea Blythe

In her first full-length collection, A Cruelty Special to Our Species (Ecco Books, 2018), Emily Jungmin Yoon examines forms of violence against women. At its core these poems delves into the lives of Korean comfort women of the 1930s and 40s, reflecting on not only the history of sexual slavery,... Read More

Nivedita Lakhera
Pillow of Dreams

Nivedita Lakhera, 2017

New Books in Art New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Literature New Books in Medicine New Books in Poetry New Books in Science & Technology New Books Network November 21, 2018 Jeremy Corr

Pillow of Dreams (Nivedita Lakhera, 2017) is an intensely emotional and inspirational collection of poetry and art by Dr. Nivedita Lakhera. She experienced a stroke, divorce, and then a heartbreak all at the young age of 27. She is a doctor of Internal Medicine and is serving as a Hospitalist... Read More

Vernon Keeve III
Southern Migrant Mixtape

Nomadic Press, 2018

New Books in African American Studies New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Literature New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Poetry New Books Network November 15, 2018 Athena Dixon

In this episode, we speak with Vernon Keeve III about his book Southern Migrant Mixtape (Nomadic Press, 2018), a collection published by Nomadic Press. Memoir comes in many forms, be it poetry or prose. Keeve’s work is a bridge between both worlds. In a manner that is simultaneously universal and intimate, his... Read More

Nick Admussen, “Recite and Refuse: Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry” (U Hawaii Press, 2016)

Nick Admussen
Recite and Refuse
Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry
University of Hawaii Press, 2016

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in East Asian Studies New Books in Literary Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Poetry New Books Network April 11, 2018 Miranda Corcoran

Published by the University of Hawaii Press in 2016, Nick Admussen’s exciting new book Recite and Refuse: Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry explores the development of twentieth-century prose poetry within the unique political and cultural context of Communist China. In this ambitious study, Admussen attempts not only to define prose poetry... Read More

Interview with Australian Poets Leni Shilton and Renee Pettitt-Schipp

New Books Network, 2018

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Australian and New Zealand Studies New Books in Literary Studies New Books in Literature New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Poetry New Books Network February 23, 2018 Jason Schulman

In this special episode of New Books in Australian and New Zealand Studies, we are joined by two fantastic Australian poets. In her new poetic narrative, Walking with Camels: The Story of Bertha Strehlow (UWA Publishing, 2018), poet Leni Shilton takes us back to Central Australia of the 1930s to... Read More