Others Will Enter the Gates
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Others Will Enter the Gates

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Others Will Enter the Gates

About this book

A powerful collection of essays exploring the immigrant experience through the lens of poetry.

Others Will Enter the Gates delves into the complex identities and poetic traditions of immigrant poets in America. This anthology features essays from diverse voices, each offering a unique perspective on navigating cultural heritage, language barriers, and the search for belonging. Discover how these poets see themselves within the American poetry scene and the poetic landscapes of their homelands.

This anthology is perfect for readers interested in:

  • Understanding the immigrant experience
  • Exploring cultural identity through poetry
  • Appreciating diverse poetic voices in America
Gain insights into the challenges and triumphs of immigrant poets as they redefine what it means to be American. What answers will they find?

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Information

Publisher
Black Lawrence Press
Year
2015
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9781625571687
Subtopic
Literary Essays
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Prologue
  4. I: Self-Definition
  5. Lisboa, Tanga, Goa
  6. Harness
  7. Snowflake Falling Through Time A Bengali-American Story
  8. Why I Am (Not) an Immigrant Poet
  9. Gatekeepers and Gatecrashers in Contemporary American PoetryReflections of a Filipino Immigrant Poet in the United States
  10. Poetry Brings Out the Mexican in Me
  11. Home, Again An Immigrant Writer’s Meditation on the Meaning of Home
  12. What Is Russian About American Poetry (If You Happen to Be a Russian-born American Poet)
  13. II: Language
  14. What Language Are You?
  15. The Language of my Desire
  16. In The Name Of The Letter, The Spirit & The Double Helix
  17. Like a Bear Playing a Flute
  18. English as a Second Language
  19. III: Influences
  20. Institutionalized My Influences as an American Poet
  21. One-Off
  22. Travels through the Dark William Stafford’s Influence on a Nigerian Émigré Poet
  23. Osip Mandelstam, A Lyric Voice
  24. IV: The Émigré Poet in America
  25. Christopher Columbus Was A Damn Blasted Liar The Narrative of Discovery in Global Literature
  26. To Be A Poet in America
  27. An Émigré Poet in America
  28. On Being an Immigrant Poet in America
  29. Unconventional Bonds Writing Through Dementia and the Borderless Trauma of War
  30. V: A Third Space
  31. Poetry as Country, Country as Choice
  32. Of Roots and Leaves
  33. Contraband of Hoopoe
  34. The Stories in My Ears
  35. Selections from The Pillow Book
  36. The Reader Within Me
  37. Scenes in a Journey Toward Poetry
  38. Where Are You From?
  39. Contributors

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