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Past and Parallel Lives
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781760802981
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
Published: Mar 1 2025
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.25
Language: English
Time. Memory. Mirror. Past & Parallel Lives is a rippling reflection on being alien, queer, and other. These poems yearn for home and belonging after migration, religion, and coming out. Kaya Ortiz's award-winning debut shines with authenticity - this is a courageous departure from a past life, towards a queer future and a poetic return to self.
A gentle and powerful urge to believe in a world where becoming is just as beautiful as arriving. Madison Godfrey
Brimming with incantatory power, Past & Parallel Lives is a luminous contribution to queer Filipino poetics. Eunice Andrada
This collection is a marvel, a miracle. By leaning into the past, Ortiz propels us into a future radiant with queer joy. This book is essential and a must-read. Scott-Patrick Mitchell
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