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This collection follows the writer's struggle with masculinity from a small town in upstate New York to a boxing academy in Beijing. As much as it is the story of pain, it is also a journey to healing. For violence is our patrimony, but it is not our destiny. These poems challenge masculinity n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shieh, Simon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Louisville, Kentucky : Sarabande Books, [2023].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Masculinity > Poetry.
Identity (Psychology) > Poetry.
Vulnerability (Personality trait) > Poetry.
Beauty, Personal > Psychological aspects > Poetry.
Violence > Poetry.
Healing > Poetry.
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Summary:This collection follows the writer's struggle with masculinity from a small town in upstate New York to a boxing academy in Beijing. As much as it is the story of pain, it is also a journey to healing. For violence is our patrimony, but it is not our destiny. These poems challenge masculinity narratives, and master narratives in general, by reaching toward vulnerability and beauty.
Physical Description:xii, 75 pages : portrait ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781956046212
1956046216