The Sea-Gypsies Stay by Rowena T. Torrevillas
Share this Product
The poet herself speaks of it: "All of us who write in English from a Filipino context experience a self-division, but the circumstances of my upbringing in Dumaguete and in the midwestern United States have sharpened my own feel for the edges and margins of things, and made me, for life, something of an onlooker...Anyone who owns two languages knows the pleasure of grasping a word, of judging its heft and roughness's, and its fine, sharp edges. The poem is the slingshot on which such words are sent aloft. And if you're working in 'the other language,' you'll never know if you'll bring Goliath down. Maybe all that really matters is the feel of it, momentarily palpable as stone, fitting it into the sagging amorphous shape that will launch it--and then the brief, violent tightening of your hand and mind and eye working together, and the jubilance of letting it go.
A Philippine import. Limited copies available.
Paperback: 145 pages
Publisher: University of the Philippines Press (2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 971542282-9
ISBN-13: 978-97-1-542282-6
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
1 in FILIPINO AMERICAN POETS - Female (General)
"We have one copy of this out of print title for sale; if interested, let us know immediately. Once sold, we offer a free Search Service for this title. Email us: info@philippinebookshop.com if interested so that we can include your name in the list. When our Book Scouts are able to find the title, we will let you know accordingly. However, we can not guarantee when exactly it will be. Do not pay for your order first. Upon receipt of your email, we will check with the publisher if the book is still available, what is the new price, and when to expect delivery. This way, we can relay the particulars to you before you pay. Please note that if you pay and then cancel your order for one reason or another, PayPal has a 3.9% plus $0.15 fee that they charge us for every transaction. So, we would appreciate it if you just follow the instructions as stated here. This way, we will not pass on this fee to you should you cancel your order."