The poems in Romalyn Ante's luminous debut build a bridge between two worlds: journeying from the country 'na nagluwal sa 'yo' - that gave birth to you - to a new life in the United Kingdom
But she makes her claims with realism…a restless
Amanda Dalton participated - for the second year running - in National Poetry Writing Month
sensual imagery and technical control
Stalker is a courageous and beautiful book
Housebreak by Shareen K. Murayama Mike White The poems in Romalyn Ante'sIn this astonishing collection, Murayama speaks to grief both deeply personal and shared, from the loss of loved ones to communal and national wounds. She writes, We strive to live in the pocket of the wave where the energy is brightest. So too, these poems, while haunted by profound loss, careen ceaselessly toward light. Erin Mizrahi Every minute, every year, you icebreak, she writes, referencing a grief rooted in the present and a product of