{"product_id":"08-16-2022-magnolia-by-nina-mingya-powles","title":"Mingya Powles, Nina: Magnolia","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTin House Books, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date: August 16, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Forward Prize for Best First Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagnolia\u003c\/em\u003e, Nina Mingya Powles' exquisite debut poetry collection, pushes the borders of languages and poetic forms to examine memories, myths, and the experiences of a mixed-race girlhood. From Aotearoa to London, from Shanghai to New York City, these poems journey across shifting, luminescent cities in search of connection: through pop culture, through food, through vivid colors. Scenes from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMulan\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Mood for Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebraid together with silken tofu and freshly steamed baozi. At the heart of the collection is \"Field notes on a downpour,\" a lyrical sequence that questions the limits of translation and our ability to understand one another. Alone, the speaker recognizes that \"certain languages contain more kinds of rain than others, and I have eaten them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull of hunger and longing for a home that can embrace a person's complexities,  \u003cem\u003eMagnolia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edraws on every sense to arrive at profound, yet intimate insights, and introduces readers to a brilliant new voice in poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39847081377815,"sku":"9781953534217","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/products\/9781953534217_dbbc4.jpg?v=1643938829","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/08-16-2022-magnolia-by-nina-mingya-powles","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}