Reliquaria (Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080329638X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 82 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Eileen. it was on time
The dead act as witness, the living as chimera, and we learn that whatever the state of the body, this much rings true: every ode is an elegy; each elegy is always an ode. . A. Villanueva embraces liminal, in-between spaces in considering an ever-evolving Filipino American identity. In this remarkable book, we enter the vessel of memory, the vessel of the body. In his prize-winning poetry collection Reliquaria, R. Languages and cultures collide; mythologies and faiths echo and resound. Part haunting, part prayer, part prophecy, these poems resonate with the voices of the dead and those who remember them
A. You have already forgotten me.’ I dare say you will not forget these remains that Villanueva has saved for us.”—Kimiko Hahn, author of Toxic Flora . Villanueva’s words stay in the mouth, shards of what is sacred, still is sacred: linguistic memento mori, if you will, that preserve and keep alive. “The texture of R. Breathe in: ‘black eggs,’ ‘pomade,’ ‘concertina wire,’ ‘wreathed in gauze,’ and ‘Nakalimutan mo na ako. Take your time with this glorious collection