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When I grow up I want to be a list of further possibilities

Author

Chen Chen

Call Number

  • 811 C51813 (OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Rochester, NY : BOA Editions, Ltd., 2017.

Physical Description

96 pages ; 23 cm.

Uniform Title

Poems. Selections

Summary

"In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family -- the strained relationship between a mother and son, the cost of necessary goodbyes -- all from Asian American, immigrant, and queer perspectives. Holding all accountable, this collection fully embraces the loss, grief, and abundant joy that come with charting one's own path in identity, life, and love. When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities. To be a season of laughter when my father says his coworker is like that, he can tell because the guy wears pink socks, see, you don't, so you can't, you can't be one of them. To be the one my parents raised me to be. A season from the stormiest planet. A very good feeling with a man. Every feeling, in pink shoes. Every step, hot pink."--

Genres

Poetry.

Added Authors

Jericho Brown

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