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Michelle Lin April 20, 2021
Bestiary, published by One World / Random House, is K-Ming Chang’s debut novel. Chang’s writing style is a siren song it pulls readers into her stories of loss, survival, and multi-faceted love. A Kundiman fellow and Lambda Literary Award finalist, Chang’s work blends and breaks down genre. I first discovered Chang’s work as a poet, and reading
Bestiary feels simultaneously like coming home and a breath of fresh air. Here, we discuss intergenerational relationships, the idea of a homeland, and her writing inspirations.
Michelle Lin: Firstly, the concept of
Bestiary is magical realism and myths. Not all of it is “true”, at least literally. How do you see the role of truth and emotional truth in a novel with fantasy elements?
Native American poet Layli Long Soldier reads Wednesday as part of literary series in Holyoke
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Published: 2/9/2021 1:06:11 PM
HOLYOKE Layli Long Soldier, an award-winning poet from Santa Fe, New Mexico, will read Wednesday, Feb. 10, as part of the Paper City Poetry Series.
Long Soldier, a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, is the author of the 2017 poetry collection “Whereas,” which won a National Books Critics Circle award and was a finalist for a National Book Award.
The series is a presentation of The Care Center, the educational and cultural resource center for young women who are pregnant and parenting.