Say Fire - Paperback
by Selma Asotic
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Archipelago BooksISBN-13:9781962770439ISBN-10:1962770435UPC:9781962770439Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Subjects & Themes, LGBTQ+Book Topic:Eastern, FamilySize:7.80 x 5.80 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCSBZSA2R0
Say Fire
Bosnian poet Selma Asotic's fearless debut on memory and resistance
In a pocket, Asotic finds a brood of planets. In the wind, a cathedral of voice. And in the throat, a thorn bush hums. She slakes her thirst with briny water, and later, tucks a thorn under the tongue. Ready to speak. The poet's voice is warm with questions, recursions, and doubts. "Do you remember nothing from your life?" she...
In a pocket, Asotic finds a brood of planets. In the wind, a cathedral of voice. And in the throat, a thorn bush hums. She slakes her thirst with briny water, and later, tucks a thorn under the tongue. Ready to speak. The poet's voice is warm with questions, recursions, and doubts. "Do you remember nothing from your life?" she...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Archipelago BooksISBN-13:9781962770439ISBN-10:1962770435UPC:9781962770439Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Subjects & Themes, LGBTQ+Book Topic:Eastern, FamilySize:7.80 x 5.80 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCSBZSA2R0
A Sarajevo-born, bilingual writer, Selma Asotic earned dual BA degrees in English Language and Literature and Comparative Literature from the University of Sarajevo, and an MFA in poetry from Boston University, where she worked closely with Robert Pinsky. She's interested in poetry and revolution. She's taught writing to undergraduates at BU and NYU, and ESL to adult learners at community-based...
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