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Past and Parallel Lives

Past and Parallel Lives

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Publisher's Synopsis

Winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award

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

Book information

ISBN: 9781760802981
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
Imprint: University of Western Australia Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 136
Weight: -1g
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 8mm