Even This Page Is White
Vivek Shraya
(Author)
Description
Vivek Shraya's debut collection of poetry is a bold and timely interrogation of skin--its origins, functions, and limitations. Poems that range in style from starkly concrete to limber break down the barriers that prevent understanding of what it means to be racialized. Shraya paints the face of everyday racism with words, rendering it visible, tangible and undeniable.
Vivek Shraya is a writer, musician, and filmmaker whose previous books include God Loves Hair and She of the Mountains. She lives in Toronto.
Product Details
Price
$14.95
$13.90
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Publish Date
September 13, 2016
Pages
72
Dimensions
5.9 X 7.8 X 0.3 inches | 0.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781551526416
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About the Author
Vivek Shraya: Vivek Shraya is a writer, musician, performer, and filmmaker. His previous books include the novel She of the Mountains and the YA book God Loves Hair, and he has been shortlisted for Lambda Literary Awards three times. He has read and performed at shows, festivals and post-secondary institutions internationally.
Reviews
This brave and very contemporary lyrical collection dares to ask the unspoken yet screaming questions, to finish the sentence that hurts, that reveals, that provokes, that celebrates. Like a Durga goddess, Shraya juggles with deft hands the multiple aspects of desire, race, gender, queerness, and contemporary pop culture. --Shani Mootoo, author of Moving Forward Sideways like a Crab and Cereus Blooms at Night A stark, bold poetry debut. Shraya writes on, through, and about skin and color -- and the meanings we make of both. This beautiful collection is the rawest consideration of race, racism, and identity that I've read in a while. --AfterEllen.com
