We Speak of Flowers
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We Speak of Flowers

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

We Speak of Flowers

About this book

A poignant exploration of grief, ancestry, and cultural identity through fragmented verse.

We Speak of Flowers, Eileen Chong's sixth collection, is a wondrous extended elegy dedicated to her ancestors. These 101 pieces form a spacious, meditative record of an attempt to make sense of grief in the face of great pain. Chong's interweaving of memory, history, and possibility showcases her mastery of poetic form and craft, all the while displaying her signature light touch in exploring the pathos of things.

This collection is for readers of contemporary poetry who appreciate themes of loss, family, and cultural heritage. It offers a deep connection to place and ancestral roots, and a search for meaning in a broken world. Experience poetry that thrums with feeling, offering solace and reflection on the transience of life.

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Information

Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Year
2025
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9780702269882
Subtopic
Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Author Biography
  4. Title Page
  5. Imprint Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Epigraph
  8. Author’s Note
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 5
  14. 6
  15. 7
  16. 8
  17. 9
  18. 10
  19. 11
  20. 12
  21. 13
  22. 14
  23. 15
  24. 16
  25. 17
  26. 18
  27. 19
  28. 20
  29. 21
  30. 22
  31. 23
  32. 24
  33. 25
  34. 26
  35. 27
  36. 28
  37. 29
  38. 30
  39. 31
  40. 32
  41. 33
  42. 34
  43. 35
  44. 36
  45. 37
  46. 38
  47. 39
  48. 40
  49. 41
  50. 42
  51. 43
  52. 44
  53. 45
  54. 46
  55. 47
  56. 48
  57. 49
  58. 50
  59. 51
  60. 52
  61. 53
  62. 54
  63. 55
  64. 56
  65. 57
  66. 58
  67. 59
  68. 60
  69. 61
  70. 62
  71. 63
  72. 64
  73. 65
  74. 66
  75. 67
  76. 68
  77. 69
  78. 70
  79. 71
  80. 72
  81. 73
  82. 74
  83. 75
  84. 76
  85. 77
  86. 78
  87. 79
  88. 80
  89. 81
  90. 82
  91. 83
  92. 84
  93. 85
  94. 86
  95. 87
  96. 88
  97. 89
  98. 90
  99. 91
  100. 92
  101. 93
  102. 94
  103. 95
  104. 96
  105. 97
  106. 98
  107. 99
  108. 100
  109. 101
  110. Notes
  111. Acknowledgements

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