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Freesia mckees debut chapbook, how distant the city, illuminates geographical, emotional and psychic spaces to expose the alienation and displacement we create when we substitute apathy and avoidance for empathy and connection. Ching in chen is author of the heart s traffic arktoi booksred hen press and recombinant kelsey street press and coeditor of the revolution starts at home. Once the long as have escaped a word is a submarine, rhyme opens the hatch, the long as pop out onto the deck its a movie about world war ii, link hands and dance in circles under the. Her first collection of poems, the heart s traffic, will be published by arktoi books in early 2009. The politics of cultural production and the work of cultural studies sunaina maira. Poet ching in chen is author of the heart s traffic and recombinant, winner of the 2018 lambda literary award for transgender poetry. They are the author of recombinant, the heart s traffic, and to make black paper sing. Books, 2019, and kundiman for kin information retrieval for monsters forthcoming from portable press at yoyo labs. Dec, 2019 ching in chen is author of the heart s traffic. Sex strains the heart less than driving a car in city traffic, or watching a good football game. Confronting intimate violence within activist communities south end press, ak press and here is a pen. Ching in chen is the author of the heart s traffic 2009 and recombinant 2017 as well as coeditor of the revolution starts at home. Press kit the hearts traffic and chingin chen pdf interview with chingin chen pdf author photo photo credit.
Sexual activity is equally powerful in the more ordinary spheres of health. Interview with chingin chen pdf author photo photo credit. Chingin chen, author of the hearts traffic and recombinant winner of the 2018 lambda literary award for trans poetry here lives poetry that resembles a sticky dance floor. A reader min song, jean yusen, shen wu asian american studies now. Chen is also the coeditor of the revolution starts at home. The extent of the violence affecting our communities is staggering. This novelinpoems chronicles the life of xiaomei, an immigrant. Chen hasnt settled on a single voice or form, and the one can feel the poets excitement at trying out the possibilities of writing poems as the book takes us through prose poems, a villanelle, a renga, a sestina, a double sestina, zuihitsus, crowns of seven, a ghazal, a haibun, a pantoum, free verse, a. The heart s traffic is a series of connected poems about the adventures of xiaomei, a girl who slowly discovers her own gifts through her ability to shape stories. Here lives poetry that resembles a sticky dance floor. This novelinpoems chronicles the life of xiaomei, an immigrant girl haunted by the death of her best friend. Chingin chens first book, the hearts traffic, constructs a renaming, a caterwaul call to arms to attend to an archipelago of hybrid identity. Jai dulani is a writer and multimedia artist who has worked for racial and gender justice at the intersections of lgbtq, youth, immigrant justice and antiviolence movements for over a decade in new york city.
May 22, 2010 south end press announces a critical and exciting new book on community accountability, the revolution starts at home. Past occupations include karaoke singer, flautist, 1st grade literacy teacher, community organizer, construction job counselor, and a severely lost person in the rocky mountains. Chingin chen is the author of recombinant kelsey street press, 2017 and the heart s traffic arktoired hen press, 2009. The daughter of chinese immigrants, she is a kundiman and lambda fellow and a member of the macondo and voices of our nations arts foundations writing communities. Chingin chen is author of the hearts traffic 2009, recombinant 2017. Chen is also the coeditor of the anthologies the revolution starts at home. Poems hmong asian american migration jay deshpande love the stranger indianamerican. They are the author of recombinant, the hearts traffic, and to make black paper sing. Their forthcoming kundiman for kin information retrieval for monsters was a finalist for the leslie. The hearts traffic is a series of connected poems about the adventures of xiaomei, a girl who slowly discovers her own gifts through her ability to shape stories. The heart s traffic by ching in chen red hen press faq by ben doller ahsahta press versed by rae armantrout wesleyan university press cati porter edits the online journal poemeleon. Chingin chen is the author of the hearts traffic and coeditor of the revolution starts at home.
Chingin chen, assistant professor, is a hybrid writer, community organizer and performer. Chingin chen is the author of the hearts traffic arktoi booksred hen. Poet and writer ching in chen speaks about the influences that continue to inspire her to create a distinct writing style. Chen is the author of the hearts traffic arktoired hen press, 2009 and as she calls herself, a multigenre, bordercrossing writer. Ching in chen, assistant professor, is a hybrid writer, community organizer and performer. Press kit the heart s traffic and chingin chen pdf interview with chingin chen pdf author photo photo credit. Arktoi books is proud to announce the publication of chingin chens. A critical reade r jean yuwen, shen wu, thomas chen, jean wu henna and hip hop. Chingin chen is the author of the heart s traffic arktoired hen press, 2009 and recombinant kelsey street press, 2017. Press for a public celebration of the press s 45th anniversary, with featured readings by poets meimei berssenbrugge, ching in chen, and andrea abikaram. Click on the link, then once the pdf opens click on the monitor icon which is located.
Ching in chen is the author of the heart s traffic arktoired hen press, 2009 and recombinant kelsey street press, 2017. Confronting intimate violence within activist communities 2016. They are part of kundiman, lambda, watering hole, callaloo, macondo, and vona communities. They are the author of recombinant, the hearts traffic, and to make black. Bettering american poetry is a poetic battle cry for resistance. The daughter of chinese immigrants, she is a kundiman, macondo and lambda fellow. Chingin chen is the author of the hearts traffic arktoi booksred hen press and recombinant kelsey street press and coeditor of the. Chingin chen is the author of the hearts traffic arktoi booksred hen press, 2009, which feature the adventures of a girl called xiaomei.
Kelsey street press was founded in 1974 to address the marginalization of women writers by small press and mainstream publishers. Chingin chen, author of the hearts traffic and recombinant winner of the 2018 lambda literary award for trans poetry read more about the poets of bettering american poetry volume 3 here. Chen is author of the poetry collection the hearts traffic arktoi booksred hen press, 2009. Chingin chen is the author of the hearts traffic arktoi booksred hen press, 2009. Bettering american poetry volume 3 is about to be born we are amazed by the work in this volume.