Machine generated contents note: Roosting tree. What I Hid -- Opening Scene -- Travel guide I -- int. motherland -- night -- Travel guide II -- is, is like -- Travel guide III -- The laying on of hands -- Travel guide IV -- Three ways I am or know the sea -- Travel guide V -- View with a coconut (in soviet montage) -- father -- capital -- In passing -- postcard -- treasure -- Closing scene -- Rib -- Inspection on arrival -- incarnation -- Adam washes ashore -- (great-)grandmotherly advice -- Quiet considerations (in the dark) -- The blackness of the hole -- rib -- bride -- Old story with magical and imaginary beings and events -- The desolation of borderlands -- war -- action -- 04:40 -- exorcism -- statement -- Guidelines for revenge -- What we are able to report about the circumstances -- Gieser wildeman -- Demonstrable Effort Made -- When the cold comes -- scum -- You hear stories -- Nothing to it -- seasoning -- Only the final frame is black -- attributes -- 25 scenes in which the circumstances did not apply -- I seek you in the city -- Forgotten contraband -- lead -- stormproofing -- Demonstrable effort made -- Epilogue -- Roosting tree.
Summary:
"Subversive, visual, and bold, Curac̀§ao-born Dutch Radna Fabias' explosive debut collection Habitus marks the entry of a genre-altering poet. Habitus is a collection full of thrilling sensory images, lines in turn grim and enchanting which move from the Caribbean island of Curac̀§ao to the immigrant experience of the Netherlands. Fabias' intrepid masterpiece explores issues of racism, neo-colonialism, poverty, and sexism with a heartbreaking rhythm and endless nuance. Broken into three parts ("View with coconut," "Rib," and "Demonstrable effort made"), Habitus explores the profound struggles of melancholic longing, womanhood, religion, and migration. This ambitious, powerful, and compassionate collection has emerged, cheering on ambiguity, fluidity, and a lyrical ego on a quest to find its home"-- Provided by publisher.
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