{"product_id":"when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities-paperback","title":"When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChen Chen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJericho Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF THE THOM GUNN AWARD FOR GAY POETRY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF THE GLCA NEW WRITERS AWARD \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF THE A. POULIN, JR. POETRY PRIZE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/em\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2017 SELECTION: POETRY \u0026amp; LITERATURE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eON NPR BOOKS'S LIST OF \"POETRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO: 2017'S BEST VERSE\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family--the strained relationship between a mother and son, the cost of necessary goodbyes--all from Asian American, immigrant, and queer perspectives. Holding all accountable, this collection fully embraces the loss, grief, and abundant joy that come with charting one's own path in identity, life, and love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Hospital\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy mother was in the hospital \u0026amp; everyone wanted to be my friend.\u003cbr\u003eBut I was busy making a list: good dog, bad citizen, short\u003cbr\u003eskeleton, tall mocha. Typical Tuesday.\u003cbr\u003eMy mother was in the hospital \u0026amp; no one wanted to be her friend.\u003cbr\u003eEveryone wanted to be soft cooing sympathies. Very reasonable\u003cbr\u003epigeons. No one had the time \u0026amp; our solution to it\u003cbr\u003ewas to buy shinier watches. We were enamored with\u003cbr\u003ewhat our wrists could declare. My mother was in the hospital\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; I didn't want to be her friend. Typical son. Tall latte, short tale, \u003cbr\u003ebad plot, great wifi in the atypical café. My mother was in the hospital\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; she didn't want to be her friend. She wanted to be the family\u003cbr\u003egrocery list. Low-fat yogurt, firm tofu. She didn't trust my father\u003cbr\u003eto be it. \u003ci\u003eYou always forget something, \u003c\/i\u003e she said, \u003ci\u003eeven when\u003cbr\u003eI do the list for you. Even then.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChen Chen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Xiamen, China, and grew up in Massachusetts. His work has appeared in two chapbooks and in such publications as \u003cem\u003ePoetry, Gulf Coast, Indiana Review, Best of the Net, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Poetry.\u003c\/em\u003e The recipient of the 2016 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, he has been awarded fellowships from Kundiman, the Saltonstall Foundation, Lambda Literary, and in 2015, he was a finalist for the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships. He earned his BA at Hampshire College and his MFA at Syracuse University. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in English and Creative Writing at Texas Tech University. Chen lives in Lubbock, Texas, with his partner, Jeff Gilbert, and their pug dog, Rupert Giles.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChen Chen was born in Xiamen, China, and grew up in Massachusetts. His work has appeared in two chapbooks and in such publications as Poetry, Gulf Coast, Indiana Review, Best of the Net, and The Best American Poetry. The recipient of the 2016 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, he has been awarded fellowships from Kundiman, the Saltonstall Foundation, Lambda Literary, and in 2015, he was a finalist for the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships. He earned his BA at Hampshire College and his MFA at Syracuse University. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in English and Creative Writing at Texas Tech University. Chen lives in Lubbock, Texas, with his partner, Jeff Gilbert, and their pug dog, Rupert Giles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJericho Brown is the recipient of the Whiting Writers Award and fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Endowment for the Arts. His first book, \u003ci\u003ePlease\u003c\/i\u003e (New Issues, 2008), won the American Book Award, and his second book, \u003ci\u003eThe New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e (Copper Canyon, 2014), was named one of the best poetry books of the year by \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, The New Republic, The New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. Brown earned a PhD from the University of Houston, an MFA from the University of New Orleans, and a BA from Dillard University. He is an assistant professor in the creative writing program at Emory University in Atlanta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760101294368,"sku":"9781942683339","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d5ffdafb82211d898b9240827d148c5e.webp?v=1780171652","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}