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Reyes¿s unapologetic intersectionally feminist ¿tough love¿ poems show young women of color, especially Filipinas, how to survive oppression with fearlessness.
About the author
Barbara Jane Reyes was born in Manila, Philippines, and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of five previous collections of poetry:
Gravities of Center (Arkipelago Books, 2003),
Poeta en San Francisco (Tinfish Press, 2006), which received the James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets,
Diwata (BOA, 2010), which received the Global Filipino Literary Award for Poetry,
To Love as Aswang (PAWA, Inc. Publications, 2015),
Invocation to Daughters (City Lights, 2017), and
Letters to a Young Brown Girl (BOA, 2020). She is an adjunct professor at University of San Franciscös Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program. She lives with her husband, poet Oscar Bermeo, in Oakland, CA.
Summary
Reyes’s unapologetic intersectionally feminist “tough love” poems show young women of color, especially Filipinas, how to survive oppression with fearlessness.
Foreword
Galley mailing to key reviewers and media outlets 4-5 months prior to publication.
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Book launch and readings planned for San Francisco Bay Area in conjunction with Filipino American History Month.
Author has ties at several museums that focus on works by Asian American/Asian Pacific American artists and is planning to pitch events for fall 2020.
Possible joint events with Jan-Henry Gray (BOA), Jason Bayani (Omnidawn), Marianne Chan (Sarabande), Rick Barot (Milkweed/Sarabande), Kenji Liu (Alice James), Monica Sok (Copper Canyon), Mark Nowak (Coffee House), Arlene Biala (Word Tech), Michelle Peñaloza (Inlandia Institute), EJR David (SUNY Press), and Grace Talusan.
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