Like a Solid to a Shadow

Like a Solid to a Shadow

Paperback (09 Jun 2022)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A reissue of the Santa Clara County poet laureate's lauded second book that deals with translation, grief, and reflection of lineage and identity.

like a solid to a shadow is a documentary poetry collection about grieving, fatherlessness, and the limitations of language. Sapigao finds her deceased father's love 'letters' to her mother: cassette tapes recorded in Illokano, a language of which she has imperfect knowledge. The book moves through Sapigao's process of translating and transcribing the tapes; playing with, learning, and unlearning the Ilokano and English languages. This book then launches from the tapes to ask "what can we really know?" when it comes to family lineages and personal histories. Through family trees, photos, and mapping, Sapigao articulates, distorts, and heals her knowledge of the man who is her deceased father.

Book information

ISBN: 9781643621227
Publisher: Nightboat Books
Imprint: Nightboat Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 204g
Height: 203mm
Width: 203mm
Spine width: 8mm