Overview
A major achievement by Monica Youn, āone of the most consistently innovative poets working todayā (NPR).
āWhere are you from . . . ? Noāwhere are you from from?ā Itās a question every Asian American gets asked as part of an incessant chorus saying youāll never belong here, youāre a perpetual foreigner, youāll always be seen as an alien, an object, or a threat.
Monica Younās From From brilliantly evokes the conflicted consciousness of deracination. If you have no core of āauthenticity,ā no experience of your so-called homeland, how do you piece together an Asian American identity out of Westernersā ideas about Asians? Your sense of yourself is part stereotype, part aspiration, part guilt. In this dazzling collection, one sequence deconstructs the sounds and letters of the word āderacinationsā to create a sonic landscape of micro- and macroaggressions, assimilation, and self-doubt. A kaleidoscopic personal essay explores the racial positioning of Asian Americans and the epidemic of anti-Asian hate. Several poems titled āStudy of Two Figuresā anatomize and dissect the Asian other: Midas the striving, nouveau-riche father; Dr. Seuss and the imaginary daughter Chrysanthemum-Pearl he invented while authoring his anti-Japanese propaganda campaign; PasiphaĆ«, mother of the minotaur, and Sado, the eighteenth-century Korean prince, both condemned to containers allegorical and actual.
From From is an extraordinary collection by a poet whose daring and inventive works are among the most vital in contemporary literature.
This book title, From From (Poems), ISBN: 9781644452219, by Monica Youn, published by Graywolf Press (March 7, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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