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Dandelion Books, 2023.
remembering (y)our light, River 瑩瑩 Dandelion's debut poetry chapbook, asks how we preserve intergenerational memory when the archives hold missing knowledge. In this collection, food lives as a conduit of memory, recipes hold ancestral wisdom, and poems become spells for safety. These poems honor matriarchs and elders who have lived through tumult and demonstrates how poetry can archive history. From Toisan to New York City, River's poems delve into how we cultivate care and safety within ourselves, each other, and in community. These pieces are testament to how we address and heal intergenerational wounds to remember who we and who we came here to be.
Praise for remembering (y)our light:
“remembering (y)our light is a much needed salve, a tremendous gift. The collection invites us to attune ourselves toward hope, joy, and communal care while also holding space for devastation and loss. I felt nurtured by these poems, by their food and love. The poems are brilliant reminders of the multiplicities we inhabit––within our bodies, places, histories, and languages. I love these poems of transformation, a reminder of our capacity for enormous generosity.” — CATHY LINH CHE, Author of Split and Becoming Ghost
"remembering (y)our light will awaken you into dreaming... These poems will stay with you across lifetimes, in the deepest layers of memory and the flowering folds of the future.” — JANE WONG, author of How to Not Be Afraid of Everything and Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
"remembering (y)our light is a multi-layered and intimate song, honoring the intimate and vulnerable moments of care and connection for self, family and community. These poems are chosen kin, dreaming a path to a future where we 'sing away empire,' where we 'un-alone' and 'unabandoned' find a way to fly together." — CHING-IN CHEN, author of The Heart's Traffic and recombinant
Dandelion Books, 2023.
remembering (y)our light, River 瑩瑩 Dandelion's debut poetry chapbook, asks how we preserve intergenerational memory when the archives hold missing knowledge. In this collection, food lives as a conduit of memory, recipes hold ancestral wisdom, and poems become spells for safety. These poems honor matriarchs and elders who have lived through tumult and demonstrates how poetry can archive history. From Toisan to New York City, River's poems delve into how we cultivate care and safety within ourselves, each other, and in community. These pieces are testament to how we address and heal intergenerational wounds to remember who we and who we came here to be.
Praise for remembering (y)our light:
“remembering (y)our light is a much needed salve, a tremendous gift. The collection invites us to attune ourselves toward hope, joy, and communal care while also holding space for devastation and loss. I felt nurtured by these poems, by their food and love. The poems are brilliant reminders of the multiplicities we inhabit––within our bodies, places, histories, and languages. I love these poems of transformation, a reminder of our capacity for enormous generosity.” — CATHY LINH CHE, Author of Split and Becoming Ghost
"remembering (y)our light will awaken you into dreaming... These poems will stay with you across lifetimes, in the deepest layers of memory and the flowering folds of the future.” — JANE WONG, author of How to Not Be Afraid of Everything and Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
"remembering (y)our light is a multi-layered and intimate song, honoring the intimate and vulnerable moments of care and connection for self, family and community. These poems are chosen kin, dreaming a path to a future where we 'sing away empire,' where we 'un-alone' and 'unabandoned' find a way to fly together." — CHING-IN CHEN, author of The Heart's Traffic and recombinant
