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A Carefully Cultivated Loss: On Paisley Rekdal’s “West”
Teow Lim Goh reviews Paisley Rekdal’s “West: A Translation.”
Teow Lim Goh
Teow Lim Goh is the author of two poetry collections, Islanders (Conundrum Press, 2016) and Faraway Places (Diode Editions, 2021), and an essay collection Western Journeys (2022). Her essays, poetry, and criticism have been featured in Tin House, Catapult, Los Angeles Review of Books, PBS NewsHour, and The New Yorker.
Articles
On Cat Pictures
The innate wildness of cats makes them rich fodder for internet memes.
A Lifetime of Song: On Rita Dove’s “Playlist for the Apocalypse”
Teow Lim Goh considers “Playlist for the Apocalypse” by Rita Dove.
“The Cold Clarity We Need”: On Katie Peterson’s “Life in a Field”
Teow Lim Goh considers “Life in a Field” by Katie Peterson.
The Dehumanizing Politics of Likability
Teow Lim Goh explores the traumas, injustices, and dehumanizing cruelty embedded in the culture and politics of likability.
The Walls Speak: Excavating the Chinese Immigration Experience at Angel Island
Teow Lim Goh uncovers the ongoing effort by scholars and poets to preserve the Chinese immigrant experience at Angel Island through its lost poetry.
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