{"product_id":"but-octopi-dont-sing-paperback-22","title":"But Octopi Don't Sing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLi Zhuang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLi Zhuang's \u003cem\u003eBut Octopi Don't Sing\u003c\/em\u003e is both playful and piercing. It is a chapbook that moves its many arms through the tangled waters of time, language, and desire.\u003c\/strong\u003e Growing up in China, studying in the United States, Zhuang's writing bridges the chasm between cultures, navigating the cartography of womanhood, queerness, and migration. Her poems create a landscape of modern temples where a mother prays for her daughter's safety, and the court of the Tang Dynasty is resurrected with modern wit. Across constantly moving landscapes of society and desire, Zhuang explores what it means to live transnationally-\"a river tugged\/ from both ends.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems revel in nuance and language, transforming mistranslations and misinterpretations into art. Zhuang's poems are startling, honest, and wry. Humor and fury coexist with tenderness and vulnerability, all a testament to endurance. In this era of uncertainty, \u003cem\u003eBut Octopi Don't Sing\u003c\/em\u003e offers a clear, disarming voice that embraces what is different, and defiantly yet fiercely alive. Yet teaches us how to remain soft and let \"the most vulnerable\/ part of your body decide.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509597552889,"sku":"9798989279371","price":13.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/416mgwEfci9798989279371_df69eb55-b983-49a9-9346-9c295b0214fa.webp?v=1773377797","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/but-octopi-dont-sing-paperback-22","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}