Bøger af Carlina Duan

Here I Go, Torching encompasses everyday narratives of loves, losses and ailments, documenting "American girlhood" and ultimately redefining it. In these poems, Carlina Duan questions: What, and who, is an "American girl"? Who is allowed access to "American girlhood"? What happens when the girl comes from a bilingual family of Chinese immigrants, living in the Midwest? These poems include narratives of new feminism, heritage, rage, joy-a collection that reflects coming of age in the 21st century as a Chinese-American girl, sister, daughter, citizen. Here I Go, Torching is the 2015 winner of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies Edna Meudt Award.

In her stunning second collection, Carlina Duan illuminates unabashed odes to lineage, small and sacred moments of survival, and the demand to be fully seen 'spangling with light'. Tracing familial lore and love, Duan reflects on the experience of growing up as a diasporic, bilingual daughter of immigrants.