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  1. Burnings by 

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  2. Soft Science by 

    5 stars

    Soft Science explores queer, Asian American femininity. A series of Turing Test-inspired poems grounds its exploration of questions not just …

  3. Rose: Poems by  (New poets of America series ; vol. 9)

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    In this outstanding first book of poems, Lee is unafraid to show emotion, especially when writing about his father or …

  4. Tie Your Shoes Kid by 

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    Tie Your Shoes Kid is a collection of lyrical and narrative poems that explore the journey from childhood to the …

  5. Not here by 

    5 stars

    Not Here is a flight plan for escape and a map for navigating home; a queer Vietnamese American body in …

  6. Thousand star hotel by 

    4 stars

    "Thousand Star Hotel confronts the silence around racism, police brutality, and the invisibility of the Asian American urban poor. From …

  7. Hybrida by 

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  8. Hard Damage by 

    4 stars

    Hard Damage works to relentlessly interrogate the self and its shortcomings. In lyric and documentary poems and essayistic fragments, Aria …

  9. Sour Heart by 

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  10. When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by 

    5 stars

    In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family—the strained relationship between a mother …

  11. Some say the lark by 

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    "Chang's poems narrate grief and loss, and intertwines them with hope for a fresh start in the midst of new …

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