{"product_id":"birth-language-poems-paperback","title":"Birth Language: 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\u003eAimee Suzara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAimee Suzara's second full-length book Birth Language centers on a Filipina-American time traveling through her history, twisted and haunted like the roots of a balete tree. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book fuses English, Spanish, and Tagalog. It employs archival texts from as early as the 1500s when European conquistadors and explorers encountered the pre-colonial Philippine islands. Guided by the babaylan (shaman) and populated by mythical creatures like the mananneansal kapre, and sireno, the collection celebrates a history of resistance, reclaiming and redefining the self despite colonization, assimilation, and cultural loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilipino American poet, playwright, performer, and educator, \u003cb\u003eAimee Suzara\u003c\/b\u003e, is the author of the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eSOUVENIR\u003c\/em\u003e (Wordtech Editions, 2014) and two chapbooks, \u003cem\u003eFinding the Bones\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between\u003c\/em\u003e (Finishing Line Press, 2013 and 2008). Her poems, prose, and plays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eKartika Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCalifornia Language Association Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOrion Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRaising Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoets.org\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMom Egg Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWomen Re-Creating Classics\u003c\/em\u003e(Bloomsbury 2025), among others. As a multidisciplinary performer, Suzara has collaborated with dance theater and music ensembles such as Deep Waters Dance Theater and the Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Mills College. Based in Oakland, California, she teaches writing at Bay Area colleges and universities and through her coaching business, Wild Tongues. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48367634677981,"sku":"9781882688661","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/IYBACRQ6vW9781882688661.webp?v=1786612826","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/birth-language-poems-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}