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Beast at Every Threshold

Beast at Every Threshold

Natalie Wee

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Citizen Illegal

Citizen Illegal

José Olivarez

Citizen Illegal is a revealing portrait of life as a first generation immigrant, a celebration of Chicano joy, a shout...

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Citizen Illegal

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Diary of a Daughter in Diaspora

Diary of a Daughter in Diaspora

Bayan Founas

In her first book, Founas outlines her life experiences and views through poetry. As the daughter of Algerian immigrants, she...

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HERE to STAY: the Literary Mixtape

HERE to STAY: the Literary Mixtape

Bayan Founas

This collection of poetry and prose is the literary mixtape of bayan the poet's debut spoken word album HERE TO...

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Waiting for the Snow: Poems

Waiting for the Snow: Poems

Deborah Hochberg

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Memory's Reservoir

Memory's Reservoir

Deborah Hochberg

No description available.

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The Most Foreign Country (Lost Literature)

The Most Foreign Country (Lost Literature)

Alejandra Pizarnik

No description available.


            
O (Penguin Poets)

O (Penguin Poets)

Zeina Hashem Beck

No description available.


            
Soft Science

Soft Science

Franny Choi

Choi pairs complex pain with striking images, wrapping readers in mystical interpretations and then captures them within reality.

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