Maybe the Body: Poems
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A brilliant debut poetry collection by National Poetry Series finalist Asa Drake that explores the lineage and future lineage of a body shaped by economic, ecological, and political dissonance. In her stunning debut poetry collection, Maybe the Body, Asa Drake witnesses firsthand the conflicts between art and patriotism, labor and longing. She reaches for the lush landscapes--real and recounted--of the Philippines and the American South as she traces the lineage of a body shaped by economic, ecological, and political dissonance. As one poem reminds us, "it's so hard to write about love without writing about the country we live in." These thirty-eight poems, threaded together with a six-part braided sequence, bind a multigenerational conversation between grandmothers, mothers, and aunts through a range of forms, from pantoums to prose poems. With its vivid imagery and an unforgettable lyrical perspective, Maybe the Body reconsiders the natural transactions of work, intimacy, and the poem itself.
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Maybe the Body: Poems
$18.00
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$18.00
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Book Details
- Publisher:
- Tin House
- ISBN:
- 9781963108682
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 96
- Authors:
- Asa Drake
- Published Date:
- 2026-02-24
- Language:
- English
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What’s a poetry book that others may not know about but deserves a shout out?
Asa Drake’s Maybe the Body first has one of the most stunning covers, but then inside there’s a beautiful tension in the book between the larger world and the private self. And there’s this braided series of poems each with the same title, “To Someone Whose Heart I Love You Too Many Times,” her playfulness and inventiveness is all through this book and like Sahni, she’s also smart and fearless. And this is her debut collection!