

Smith notes that in the book, Chen writes “with humor, deep intelligence, and what feels to me like a luminous everyday philosophy.” An exploration of life as a queer Asian American in contemporary America, this book is one we are eagerly anticipating, and we hope you are too. Described by Clash as “part confessional, part experimental, and completely original,” CHANG’s decadent poems delve into a world of potent desire.Ĭhen Chen, Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency (BOA, September 2022)Ĭhen Chen’s poem “ The School of a Few or a Lot of My Favorite Things,” published in Issue 9.1, will also appear in his second poetry collection, Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced An Emergency. If you enjoyed MICHAEL CHANG’s sensual epistolary poem in Issue 8.2, their forthcoming book, Almanac of Useless Talents, is a must read. MICHAEL CHANG, Almanac of Useless Talents (Clash, September 2022)


Whether you’ve just gone back to school, just finished celebrating the Midautumn Festival, or are dreaming of pumpkin spice lattes, you can make fall even cozier by exploring these eight new and forthcoming works from the Asian American poetry community. Before we know it, the weather is getting colder and the leaves are starting to change colors. New and Notable Books by Asian American Poets (September 2022)Įvery year, it feels like summer is too short.
