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Chris Tse uses this story–and its reenactment for a documentary a hundred years later–to reflect on the experiences of Chinese migrants of the period, their wishes and hopes, their estrangement and alienation, their ghostly reverberation through a white-majority culture.

Words Are Snakes with Arms is a bold and heartfelt poetry anthology by Alex Brown, encapsulating a year in the author's life through a series of intimate, daily reflections. Each poem serves as a microcosm of a single day, capturing the raw emotions and thoughts experienced in real-time. The collection invites listeners to explore the highs and lows of human existence, from joy and passion to despair and confusion, presented with unflinching honesty and poetic grace.

The Snake, the Scorpion, the Sage: A Poetry Book contains 38 poems across the themes of chaos, madness, lost love, violence, shadow work, dreams, nightmares, death, and the messy side of life experience.

This enigmatic collection of poetry recounts the author’s story throughout six years of love, hatred, success, failure, frustration, and elation. It is a collage of images ranging from the obscene to the serene, the real to the surreal, and the darkest nightmares to the brightest dreams. So, take this journey through the author’s mind and emotions, and discover the full spectrum of the pain and pleasure he feels and transmits. Gain an understanding of his transformation, not only through the clever verses and rhymes, but also through the raw and vivid honesty of the feeling.

A collection of poems by a noted Canadian American poet on the subject of the creatures we nurture, kill, admire, eat, hate, abandon, fear, cage, breed, protect, slaughter, love, envy, emulate, domesticate, curse, and ignore: animals of all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. Some of these poems have appeared previously in various magazines. The remainder are original to this volume.