"Christine Kitano's second poetry collection elicits a sense of hunger-an intense longing for home and an ache for human connection. Channeling both real and imagined immigration experiences of her own family-her grandmothers, who fled Korea and Japan; and her father, a Japanese American who was incarcerated during WWII-Kitano's ambitious poetry speaks for those who have been historically silenced and displaced"--
Hungry for home and belonging, these poems re-imagine real and ideal experiences of immigration and displacement through Asian American perspectives.
Finalist for the 2018 Paterson Poetry PrizeChristine Kitano's second poetry collection elicits a sense of hungeran intense longing for home and an ache for human connection. Channeling both real and imagined immigration experiences of her own familyher grandmothers, who fled Korea and Japan; and her father, a Japanese American who was incarcerated during WWIIKitano's ambitious poetry speaks for those who have been historically silenced and displaced.
Christine Kitano's first collection of poetry, Birds of Paradise, was published by Lynx House Press. She lives in Ithaca, NY, where she is an assistant professor of creative writing, poetry, and Asian American literature at Ithaca College.
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Using family history as a springboard, Kitano illuminates aspects of the immigrant experience and speaks for the silenced and displaced.
Publishers Weekly
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Galleys available: national mailing to key review/media outlets 4-5 months prior to publication.
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Electronic newsletter feature will be emailed to BOA's database of 7,100+ contacts.
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Author will attend the AWP Conference 2018 in Tampa, FL, where she will have an author signing. Kitano also regularly attends the MLA conference, the Circle for Asian American Literary Studies (CAALS) conference at the American Literature Association, and the U.S.-Japan annual conference.
Plans for a multi-city book tour, including such places as Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Salt Lake City, and New York.
Kitano has strong personal and professional connections in such places as Syracruse, NY, Lubbock, TX, which has a reading series; the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, HI; and Upstate New York.
Possible joint readings and events with BOA authors, including Rick Bursky, Adam McOmber, Chen Chen, Janine Josephine (Alice James Books), etc.
Promotion through the author's social media platforms and website: https://chriskita.tumblr.com; @chriskita. (Instagram)
Possible promotion through book trailer released on BOAs YouTube.
Christine Kitano's first collection of poetry, Birds of Paradise, was published in 2011 by Lynx House Press. She received her BA from the University of California, her MFA from Syracuse University, and her PhD in English and Creative Writing from Texas Tech University. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, and currently lives in Ithaca, NY, where she is an assistant professor of creative writing, poetry, and Asian American literature at Ithaca College.
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