English As A Second Language And Other Poems
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English As A Second Language And Other Poems
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Author : Jaswinder Bolina
language : en
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Release Date : 2023-10-24
English As A Second Language And Other Poems written by Jaswinder Bolina and has been published by Copper Canyon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-24 with Poetry categories.
Warm tenderness and fiery critique sit side-by-side in Bolina’s English as A Second Language, a collection that skewers, laments, and celebrates America with intelligence, humility, and a disarming sense of humor. In Jaswinder Bolina’s English as A Second Language and Other Poems, we are asked to imagine the tender and harsh realities of this world within a single breath— a Steiff monkey resting next to a child in a crib and the tired hands of “a thousand /women in Sidi Bouzid” assembling the stuffed animal. Coated in an armor of wit and humor and steeped in the idiosyncrasies of language, English as a Second Language pits sentimentality against cynicism and the personal against the national. What remains is the kaleidoscopic image of the modern American condition. From elegy to persona, wide-ranging poems tell the story of a child of immigrants becoming a parent against the tumultuous backdrop of our politics and culture. Where the collection asks, “What chance do any of us have?,” the poet finds hope, possibility. Bolina’s musical poems zip across time, challenging the fixity of the book. Clues offer the possibility of an alternate reading, where backwards, a new emotional arc appears—dreamlike, the nostalgic origin story of a sleep-deprived parent tracing a path through language and history. Forwards, backwards, English as a Second Language skewers, laments, and celebrates America with intelligence and humility.
Beautiful English
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Author : Venette Cook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-07
Beautiful English written by Venette Cook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-07 with Education categories.
Mixturao And Other Poems
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Author : Tato Laviera
language : en
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Release Date : 2008-09-30
Mixturao And Other Poems written by Tato Laviera and has been published by Arte Publico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-30 with Poetry categories.
In the title poem of Tato LavieraÍs fifth poetry collection, ñMixturao,î he celebrates the mix of diverse cultures and languages that make up America, and challenges those who advocate a monolingual existence: ñWe who integrate / urban America / simmering in each otherÍs / slangs indigenous / nativizing our tonguesÍ / cruising accents / who are you, English, / telling me, ïSpeak only English / or die?Íî Laviera deftly combines English and Spanish in this poetic celebration of his own bilingual, bicultural existence and the ever-increasing use of both languages in all fields, from music to technology. In his poem entitled ñSpanglish,î he writes: ñpues estoy creando spanglish / bi-cultural systems / scientific lexicographical / inter-textual integrations / two expressions / existentially wired / two dominant languages / continentally abrazàndose î Divided into sections that examine borders, women, men, neighborhoods, and folklore, Laviera continues his life-long poetic exploration of his Afro-Puerto Rican roots planted in the urban cacophony of New York City. In ñNideaquinedeallàî (ñNeither from Here nor from Thereî), he writes about the sense of alienation that all immigrants face when they are considered foreigners in both their native and adopted lands. The poems of Tato Laviera are complex and engaging, and through his words, his spirit, his bilingualism, and his dual identity, he offers the reader poems that are a celebration of life and identity.
Born In A Second Language
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Author : Akosua Afiriyie-Hwedie
language : en
Publisher: Button Poetry
Release Date : 2021-07-27
Born In A Second Language written by Akosua Afiriyie-Hwedie and has been published by Button Poetry this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-27 with Poetry categories.
Born in a Second Language is preoccupied with the question "where are you from?" - exploring what it means to be in-between identities, languages and homes. Born in a Second Language troubles the spectrum between silence (or the limitations of the mouth) and music. Language is an embodied practice, especially present through our hands. Words, specifically names, are a means of conjuring a certain kind of existence, and defining who one will become. Thus, different languages unlock different worlds, and the names speakers answer to open them up to different becomeings. Born in a Second Language is curious about the sonic, imagistic and linear implications on the page of speaking multiple languages when political, historical and cultural weights contend. It's compelled by disappearance and how translation is often a mode through which it occurs across borders - a way in which we obliterate, often due to what is untranslatable and considered unwelcome, as we come into new selves in order to survive new territory. Translation is not only a tool to understand language, but also a process that alters identity as speakers move through space and time. In the work, "home" is one's body, gender, a mother, mother tongue, Brenda Fassie etc. How home is defined impacts each speaker's positionality and perspective; it allows for understanding the connection between the interior and exterior worlds of the speakers. While the use of past geographical homes and history is, in some poems, nostalgic and in homage, the greater project aims to examine how these elements aren't stagnant temporally but rather persist in and shape speakers presently.
Chalk Face Muse
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Author : Martin Bates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Chalk Face Muse written by Martin Bates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Two Strangers Other Poems
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Author : Latisha Asmaak Shafie
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011
Two Strangers Other Poems written by Latisha Asmaak Shafie and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
English As A Second Language
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Krause Publications
Release Date : 1993
English As A Second Language written by and has been published by Krause Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Curriculum planning categories.
Poetry As Research
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Author : David Ian Hanauer
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Poetry As Research written by David Ian Hanauer and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"Elegantly written, convincingly argued, and interspersed with hauntingly beautiful and poignant poems written by his ESL students, Hanauer's book draws attention to the unexplored potential of poetry writing in a second language classroom." Aneta Pavelenko, Temple University --
Writing Simple Poems
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Author : Vicki L. Holmes
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-07-16
Writing Simple Poems written by Vicki L. Holmes and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-16 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Writing Simple Poems is a resource book that shows teachers how to use poetry writing to teach grammar and writing conventions. Appropriate for any age or fluency level, the book can be used by ESL, foreign language, or bilingual teachers as an adjunct to their writing program. Regular classroom teachers will find it useful for language arts. The first part of the book focuses on methodology and offers suggestions for ways to integrate poetry writing with the curriculum. The second part of the book contains twenty-five easy-to-follow lesson plans, each with poetry models and sample poems written by students of various ages and linguistic backgrounds. The third part of the book offers an index of teaching points and a glossary of grammar terms.
Second Language
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Author : Lisel Mueller
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 1986-06-01
Second Language written by Lisel Mueller and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-06-01 with Poetry categories.
Second Language is the fourth volume of work from the highly acclaimed poet Lisel Mueller. The second language of the title, English, supplanted Mueller’s native language when she came to the United States from Hitler’s Germany at age fifteen. But other second languages are at work here as well. The poems in this collection have to do with memory and metaphor, two forces that enable us to interpret our experience. Each is in a sense a second language, and in Mueller’s employ each gains expression in an imaginative and humanistic voice. In “English as a Second Language,” the various meanings of Second Language come together lucidly and effectively.