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The burden of being bama

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by Ko Ko Thett
2015
Published by: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
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This pocket-sized paperback is one of the twenty-two titles published for 2015 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2015 is “Poetry and Conflict”. 21 international poets from 18 different places are invited to participate in recitations, symposia and sharing sessions of the Poetry Nights. A recitation focusing on 10 local Hong Kong poets, “Hong Kong Cantonese Poetry Night” is included. This collection seeks to make accessible the best of contemporary international poetry with outstanding translations.

Table of Contents

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Title Page

Contents

pp. 3-5

1.the burden of being bama

pp. 6-11

2. the boomtown

pp. 12-15

3. anxiety attack

pp. 16-19

4. water elephant

pp. 20-23

5. blindfolded brahmins

pp. 24-32

6. child corpses

pp. 33-36

7. corpse flower blooms in Washington

pp. 37-38

8. cut

pp. 39-44

9. fuck me untied

pp. 45-48

11. the rain maker

pp. 49-52

12. timely applause and toothy smiles

pp. 53-55

13. strawman story

pp. 56-57

14. strawman [in re-verse]

pp. 58-59

About the Poet

pp. 60-61

Copyright

pp. 62-62
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