{"product_id":"ravel-paperback","title":"Ravel - 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\u003eBonnie Wai Kwong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonnie Wai-Lee Kwong\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and software developer in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has lived in nine states and two continents. Writing is a way for her to traverse seen and unseen geographies. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, some Japanese, English, ruby, and javascript. Kwong's poetry has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes. Among her projects is a digital anthology, \u003ci\u003e The Taste of Each\u003c\/i\u003e, curated around references to oranges and bananas in various literary and artistic works across the world. Kwong's first poetry collection, \u003ci\u003e ravel\u003c\/i\u003e, spans wide and invites readers to interrogate boundaries. It has been listed as a finalist for the Many Voices Project by New Rivers Press, and the White Pine Press Poetry Prize. The digital index page for \u003ci\u003eravel\u003c\/i\u003e can be accessed at www.bonniekwong.info\/ravel \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlurbs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"multilingual\" collection of poems, Bonnie Wai-Lee Kwong writes of the subtext of terror in every \"civilized good.\" Hidden histories, suffering, and injustice are calmly dissected by this poet with clear eyes and straight diction - words that at once enlighten, empower, and untangle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKoon Woon\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eWater Chasing Water\u003c\/i\u003e, 2014 American Book Award winner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBonnie Wai-Lee Kwong is a poet who \"traffics in songs unsung.\" There is a musicality to her lines and a pervasive intelligence behind each piece. Sometimes she permits the rational, scientific part of her mind dominate but more often her poems are sensual, delicate yet fierce, dynamic, and probing. Read this book and savor its flame  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Terris\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhost of Yesterday, New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eravel\u003c\/i\u003e, Bonnie Kwong weaves from the disparate--from the quiet intimacies of love to the cruel depredations of history - an elegant fabric. Kwong's poems are spare, restrained, yet at the same time made rich by her knowledge of multiple languages and cultures. \"How much sweetness do we need to swallow the bitter?\" asks one speaker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eOut From the Pleiades\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350687039737,"sku":"9780990356530","price":19.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RFlQQllLZm0rZWQ5SjBlbU80QWVsQT09.webp?v=1769789996","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ravel-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}