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Asterism
An intelligent and gorgeous collection of poems.
At times personal, at others political, slipping back and forth between lyric and narrative and drawing on various languages and geographies, Asterism is a collection of grace and grit, the work of a mind at work—in, and on, a world that is simultaneously expanding and contracting. Both accessible and legitimately experimental, these poems invite and challenge the reader, moving between registers and modes with ease.
At times personal, at others political, slipping back and forth between lyric and narrative and drawing on various languages and geographies, Asterism is a collection of grace and grit, the work of a mind at work—in, and on, a world that is simultaneously expanding and contracting. Both accessible and legitimately experimental, these poems invite and challenge the reader, moving between registers and modes with ease.
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Table of Contents
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Self-Portrait as Portrait 3
Inheritance :: Invocation 4
(Dis)ambiguation 6
Dream Series of my Mother Making Kimchi in Trujillo 7
Han-sum :: Breath, Singular 9
Self-Portrait as Mother 10
Self-Study through Daily Sustenance 11
Sijo :: Genealogy 16
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Asterism 18
Trujillo :: Homecoming 20
Centers 21
Bongsung-a :: Impatient Balsam 22
(Dis)ambiguation 23
Chicago :: Re-entry Ritual 24
Prayer 25
Sijo :: Meeting Point 26
Upon Practicing a Second Language 27
Road Trip 28
El Milagro :: Edges 30
Anything You Can Find in the World You Can Find in the Body 32
Korea :: Things to Review Before Landing 35
Self-Study through Homes 36
Bougainvillea :: Papelillos 39
Home Remedies 40
Naturalization :: Migration 41
Self-Portrait as I 43
Mogyoktang :: Inside 44
On Borders 45
Midwest :: Equinox 46
Mending of Shoes 47
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Green Card :: Evidence of Adequate Means of Financial Support 51
Papers 53
Madrugada :: Small Hours 54
When a Language is Said to be Lost 55
(Dis)ambiguation 56
Would I Rather Soften 57
La Esperanza :: Poinciana Tree 58
Grounding Exercise 59
Self-Study through Prefixes 60
Hyu :: In-Between 62
Conversation with Immigration Officer 63
Drinking Alone After the Rain Stops 67
Mercado Central :: Marginalia 68
Self-Portrait as Sister 70
Prelude 71
Notes 73
Acknowledgements 74
Self-Portrait as Portrait 3
Inheritance :: Invocation 4
(Dis)ambiguation 6
Dream Series of my Mother Making Kimchi in Trujillo 7
Han-sum :: Breath, Singular 9
Self-Portrait as Mother 10
Self-Study through Daily Sustenance 11
Sijo :: Genealogy 16
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Asterism 18
Trujillo :: Homecoming 20
Centers 21
Bongsung-a :: Impatient Balsam 22
(Dis)ambiguation 23
Chicago :: Re-entry Ritual 24
Prayer 25
Sijo :: Meeting Point 26
Upon Practicing a Second Language 27
Road Trip 28
El Milagro :: Edges 30
Anything You Can Find in the World You Can Find in the Body 32
Korea :: Things to Review Before Landing 35
Self-Study through Homes 36
Bougainvillea :: Papelillos 39
Home Remedies 40
Naturalization :: Migration 41
Self-Portrait as I 43
Mogyoktang :: Inside 44
On Borders 45
Midwest :: Equinox 46
Mending of Shoes 47
***
Green Card :: Evidence of Adequate Means of Financial Support 51
Papers 53
Madrugada :: Small Hours 54
When a Language is Said to be Lost 55
(Dis)ambiguation 56
Would I Rather Soften 57
La Esperanza :: Poinciana Tree 58
Grounding Exercise 59
Self-Study through Prefixes 60
Hyu :: In-Between 62
Conversation with Immigration Officer 63
Drinking Alone After the Rain Stops 67
Mercado Central :: Marginalia 68
Self-Portrait as Sister 70
Prelude 71
Notes 73
Acknowledgements 74
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