{"id":8999,"date":"2022-05-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lanternreview.com\/blog\/?p=8999"},"modified":"2022-05-22T02:47:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T09:47:06","slug":"an-asian-american-poetry-companion-mesmerizing-reads-for-apa-heritage-month-may-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lanternreview.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/23\/an-asian-american-poetry-companion-mesmerizing-reads-for-apa-heritage-month-may-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"An Asian American Poetry Companion: Mesmerizing Reads for APA Heritage Month (May 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New and Notable Books by Asian American Poets for May 2022<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our Asian American Poetry Companion series is back, bringing you new titles that you won\u2019t want to miss this May! Get ready to celebrate APA Heritage Month with a deep dive into some mesmerizing new books from Asian American poets.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FROM THE LR COMMUNITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melody S. Gee, The Convert’s Heart Is Good to Eat<\/em><\/a>, (Driftwood, May 2022) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melody S. Gee returns with her latest collection, The Convert\u2019s Heart Is Good to Eat. <\/em>If you enjoyed her poem \u201cAnd So More\u201d<\/a> in Issue 7.3, The Convert\u2019s Heart Is Good to Eat <\/em>may be the perfect thing for you to pick up this month. Out now from Driftwood Press. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Jane Reyes, Wanna Peek into My Notebook? Notes on Pinay Liminality<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> (Paloma, March 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issue 1<\/a> contributor Barbara Jane Reyes reclaims Pinay spaces through her exploration of diasporic Pinay poetics in this collection of lyric essays. If you enjoyed her two most recent collections, Letters to a Young Brown Girl<\/em> and Invocation to Daughters<\/em>, you\u2019ll definitely want to pick this new volume up as well. Out now from Paloma Press. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy Uyematsu, That Blue Trickster<\/em> <\/a>Time<\/a>, <\/em>(Bateau, March 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy Uyematsu\u2019s newest collection affirms Asian American identity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching back into her own family\u2019s experience of incarceration during World War II and lifting up strong female elders from across time. If you enjoyed her poems \u201cThriftstore Haiku\u201d<\/a> in Issue 5 or \u201cThe Bachi-Bachi Buddhahead Blues\u201d<\/a> in Issue 7.2, be sure to put this collection down on your reading list for the spring. Out now with What Books Press.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ocean Vuong, Time Is A Mother<\/em><\/a>, (Penguin Random House, April 2022)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ocean Vuong\u2019s much-anticipated second collection, Time Is A Mother, <\/em>is finally out from Penguin Random House! LR readers have been enjoying Vuong\u2019s work since Issue 1<\/a>, long before his novel, On Earth We\u2019re Briefly Gorgeous, <\/em>catapulted him into the national spotlight. If you enjoyed his previous collection, Night Sky With Exit Wounds<\/em>, you\u2019ll be sure to enjoy diving into his powerful return to poetry this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shelley Wong, As She Appears<\/em><\/a>, (YesYes, May 2022) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you enjoyed Shelley Wong\u2019s poem \u201cRivets and Cables\u201d<\/a> in Issue 6, get ready for her debut collection, As She Appears<\/em>. Wong writes for queer women of color, rethinking the many different ways in which women take up space, and inviting them to appear as they are. As She Appears <\/em>is available now from YesYes Books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MORE NEW & NOTEWORTHY PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria Chang, The Trees Witness Everything<\/em><\/a>, (Copper Canyon, April 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nora Hikari, Girl 2.0<\/em>,<\/a> (Seven Kitchens, March 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noor Hindi, Dear God, Dear Bones, Dear Yellow<\/em><\/a>, (Haymarket, May 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Kwong, Becoming AppalAsian<\/em>,<\/a> (Glass Lyre, April 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jhani Randhawa, Time Regime<\/em><\/a>, (Gaudy Boy, April 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids<\/em><\/a>, (Wayne State UP, March 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stella Wong, Spooks<\/em>,<\/a> (Saturnalia, March 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What titles are you putting on your reading list for APA Heritage Month? We\u2019d love to hear more about what you\u2019re starting the summer off with! Share your recommendations with us in the comments or on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, or\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(@lanternreview).<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ALSO RECOMMENDED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Broken Halves of a Milky Sun<\/em> by Aai\u00fan Nin<\/a> (Astra House, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please consider supporting a small press or independent bookstore with your purchase.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an Asian American\u2013focused publication, Lantern Review<\/em> stands for diversity within the literary world. In solidarity with other communities of color and in an effort to connect our readers with a wider range of voices, we recommend a different collection by a non-Asian-American-identified BIPOC poet in each blog post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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