{"product_id":"we-the-gathered-heat-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-poetry-performance-and-spoken-word-paperback","title":"We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranny Choi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBao Phi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNoʻu Revilla\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rich anthology featuring some of the brightest voices in contemporary poetry who challenge, expand, and illuminate the meaning of the label \"Asian American and Pacific Islander\" (AAPI) in today's world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the range of experiences AAPI people endure in a world shaped by colonization and white supremacy, the poems in this collection confront American militarism, reimagine lineage, celebrate queer\/trans life, and reclaim indigeneity, refugeehood, and more. Drawn from a range of schools and movements, We the Gathered Heat highlights the vitality of oral traditions in contemporary AAPI literature. Intergenerational and fiercely loving, this path breaking anthology honors our literary ancestors and makes space for AAPI literary futures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include Marilyn Chin, Joshua Nguyen, Teresia Teaiwa, Haunani-Kay Trask, and many more writers, both established and emerging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFranny Choi \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of three poetry collections: \u003cem\u003eThe World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On\u003c\/em\u003e (Ecco\/HarperCollins, 2022), \u003cem\u003eSoft Science\u003c\/em\u003e (Alice James Books, 2019) and \u003cem\u003eFloating, Brilliant, Gone\u003c\/em\u003e (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014). Her writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. A recipient of the Lily\/Rosenberg Fellowship, Princeton's Holmes National Poetry Prize, and the Elgin Award, Franny is Faculty in Literature at Bennington College and the founder of Brew \u0026amp; Forge. They are at work on an essay collection about Asian robot women, forthcoming from Ecco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBao Phi \u003c\/strong\u003ehas been a performance poet since 1991. A two-time Minnesota Grand Slam champion and a National Poetry Slam finalist, Bao Phi has appeared on HBO Presents Russell Simmons Def Poetry. He has two collections of poems, both published by Coffee House Press, \u003cem\u003eSông I Sing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThousand Star Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e, the latter of which was nominated for the Minnesota Book Award, named by NPR as one of the best books of 2017, and was chosen as 2017's best poetry book of the year by San Francisco State's Poetry Center.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoʻu Revilla \u003c\/strong\u003e(she \/ her \/ ʻo ia) is an ʻŌiwi poet and educator. Born and raised with the Līlīlehua rain of Waiehu on the island of Maui, she currently lives and loves with the Līlīlehua rain of Pālolo on Oʻahu. Her debut book \u003cem\u003eAsk the Brindled\u003c\/em\u003e (Milkweed Editions 2022) won the 2021 National Poetry Series. Her writing has been featured in \u003cem\u003ePoetry, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eANMLY\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeloit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetry Northwest\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Library of Congress. Her work has also been adapted for theatrical productions in Aotearoa as well as art exhibitions for the Honolulu Museum of Art and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a lifetime \"slyly \/ reproductive\" student of Haunani-Kay Trask and teaches creative writing at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerisa Siagatonu \u003c\/strong\u003eis an award-winning poet, teaching artist, mental health educator, and community leader born and rooted in the Bay Area. Her presence in the poetry world as a queer Samoan woman and activist has granted her opportunities to perform and speak in places ranging from the White House (during the Obama administration) to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris, France. A Kundiman Fellow and 2019 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 100 List Honoree, her work has been published in \u003cem\u003ePoetry Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and has been featured on Button Poetry, CNN, NBCNews, NPR, Huffington Post, KQED, Everyday Feminism, The Guardian, BuzzFeed, and Upworthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63915222466909,"sku":"9798888900871","price":28.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/OoIGKcMTro9798888900871.webp?v=1773910240","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/we-the-gathered-heat-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-poetry-performance-and-spoken-word-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}