{"product_id":"hii-siew-entered-sopb","title":"Hii, Siew: Entered Some Aliens","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Wisconsin Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: March 24, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There is no version of this wherein I am given the time machine and do not destroy it,\" writes Siew Hii in this wide-ranging collection that offers a poet's perspective on what it means to be a queer Asian American in the American South. Exuding wit and profound insight, Hii's is a voice that can elicit both laughter and sober reflection within the space of a few lines. In an explosion of different styles and formats, she delivers precise, cutting observations about self, family, and strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom taking aim at Hollywood's representations of identity, to exploring the meaning and dynamics of family, to describing her adopted home of Florida through a set of formally explosive poems, Hii makes sense of an unjust and absurd world, all the while exhibiting genuine curiosity and humor.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntered Some Aliens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers rare and powerful insight into feeling out of place and out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44764909469719,"sku":"9780299356347","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/81FOc7NRG1L._SL1500.jpg?v=1773877916","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/hii-siew-entered-sopb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}