{"product_id":"amphibian-poems-paperback","title":"Amphibian: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph O. Legaspi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring queerness, belonging, and the meaning of home through the lens of a Filipino American\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a queer brown body move through the American panorama? In \u003ci\u003eAmphibian\u003c\/i\u003e, Joseph O. Legaspi explores the metaphor of \"amphibious living\"--adapting, surviving, and flourishing in varying geographies--as it pertains to immigrants and to queerness. These poems draw on the natural world to illuminate personal experiences and, in turn, closely examine cultural, environmental, and societal constructs and concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegaspi searches in nature for evidence of the validity of his own existence, determined to declare his belonging. Dwelling in landscape as a guide into the interior, \u003ci\u003eAmphibian\u003c\/i\u003e journeys not only between earth, water, and air, but also into the past, cataloging an immigrant's departures, arrivals, and returns to native soil. This moving collection is at every turn liberating, fraught, and altered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSEPH O. LEGASPI\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eThreshold\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImago\u003c\/i\u003e, and of three chapbooks: \u003ci\u003ePostcards; Aviary, Bestiary\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSubways\u003c\/i\u003e. He works at Columbia University, teaches at Fordham University, and resides with his husband in Queens, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47868601893085,"sku":"9798899480072","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/orHanm0U509798899480072.webp?v=1777633319","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/amphibian-poems-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}