Habitus : poems / Radna Fabias ; translated by David Colmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fabias, Radna, 1983- author.

Contributor:

Colmer, David, 1960- translator.

Standardized Title:

Habitus. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Fabias, Radna, 1983---Translations into English.

Fabias, Radna.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

116 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Dallas, Texas : Phoneme Media, Deep Vellum, 2021.

Summary:

"Subversive, visual, and bold, Curaçao-born Dutch Radna Fabias' explosive debut collection Habitus marks the entry of a genre-altering poet. Habitus is a collection full of thrilling sensory images, lines in turn grim and enchanting which move from the Caribbean island of Curaçao to the immigrant experience of the Netherlands. Fabias' intrepid masterpiece explores issues of racism, neo-colonialism, poverty, and sexism with a heartbreaking rhythm and endless nuance. Broken into three parts ("View with coconut," "Rib," and "Demonstrable effort made"), Habitus explores the profound struggles of melancholic longing, womanhood, religion, and migration. This ambitious, powerful, and compassionate collection has emerged, cheering on ambiguity, fluidity, and a lyrical ego on a quest to find its home"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: View with a coconut

What I Hid

Opening Scene

Travel guide I

int. motherland - night

Travel guide II

is, is like

Travel guide III

The laying on of hands

Travel guide IV

Three ways I am or know the sea

Travel guide V

View with a coconut (in soviet montage)

father

capital

In passing

postcard

treasure

Closing scene

Rib

Inspection on arrival

incarnation

Adam washes ashore

(great-)grandmotherly advice

Quiet considerations (in the dark)

The blackness of the hole

rib

bride

Old story with magical and imaginary beings and events

The desolation of borderlands

war

action

04:40

exorcism

statement

Guidelines for revenge

What we are able to report about the circumstances

Gieser wildeman

Demonstrable Effort Made

When the cold comes

scum

You hear stories

Nothing to it

seasoning

Only the final frame is black

attributes

25 scenes in which the circumstances did not apply

I seek you in the city

Forgotten contraband

lead

stormproofing

Demonstrable effort made

Epilogue

Roosting tree.

Other Format:

Online version: Fabias, Radna, 1983- Habitus.

ISBN:

9781646050987

1646050983

OCLC:

1241730860

Publisher Number:

99988536993