Broken halves of a milky sun : poems / Aaiún Nin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nin, Aaiún, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poets, Angolan.

Gender nonconformity--Poetry--21st century.

Gender nonconformity.

Poetry, Modern--21st century.

Poetry, Modern.

African poetry.

Emigration and immigration.

Africa--Emigration and immigration--Poetry.

Africa.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

74 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Astra House, 2022.

Summary:

"With the emotional undertow of Ocean Vuong and the astute political observations of Natalie Diaz, a powerful poetry debut exploring the effects of racism, war and colonialism, queer love and desire. In their breathtaking international debut, Aaiún Nin plumbs the depths of the lived and enduring effects of colonialism in their native country, Angola. In these pages, Nin untangles complexities of exile, the reckoning of familial love, but also reveals the power of queer love and desire through the body that yearns to love and be loved. Nin shows the ways in which faith and devotion serve as forms of oppression and interrogates the nature of home by reclaiming the persistent echoes of trauma. A captivating blend of evocative prose and intimate testimony, Nin speaks to the universal vulnerability of existence." -- Publisher marketing.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Black Skin In The Forsaken Outback

A Door Left Ajar

God Gave Man The Word

Luanda Smells Of Heat

You Learn From Women

We Are The Bodies Who Fled

Fleeing War Is

Activist Spaces Littered With

Mourning Is Movement

My Mother's Face Set Inwards

Have You Forgotten? We Were In A Room

The Sound Of It Is "Waweh"

A Crucified Man Condemned Us All

Shaking Hands

Tell Me Of The First Time You Were Poisoned

Language Must Be Adequate

We Consume The Body During Sex

Life Will Hit You, But You Already Know That

If Youth Is Wasted On The Young

I Am Thinking Of Killing Myself

There Are Two Bodies With No Heads

Your Room Is Cold And Dark

I Write To Slow The Passing Of Time

Find Some Real Chilies

We Are The Broken Halves Of A Milky Sun

If We Happen To Meet On This Road

I Want To Love The People Whom I Love

Do Not Touch My Hair

Don't You Ever Feel Grateful

Souls Wandering Around Chained To A System.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781662600791

1662600798

OCLC:

1293876514

Publisher Number:

99991220358