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When I grow up I want to be a list of further possibilities / Chen Chen ; foreword by Jericho Brown ; cover design, Sandy Knight.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chen, Chen, 1989- author.
- Series:
- A. Poulin, Jr. new poets of America series ; Number 39.
- A. Poulin, Jr. New Poets of America ; Number 39
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asian Americans--Poetry.
- Asian Americans.
- Immigrants--Poetry.
- Immigrants.
- Gay people--Poetry.
- Gay people.
- Families--Poetry.
- Families.
- Identity (Psychology)--Poetry.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (97 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- 2017.
- Rochester, New York : BOA Editions Ltd., 2017.
- 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."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-942683-34-0
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