{"product_id":"when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities-chen-chen-paperback","title":"When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities -- Chen Chen, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\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\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\nIn 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. \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.\n\nBut I was busy making a list: good dog, bad citizen, short\n\nskeleton, tall mocha. Typical Tuesday.\n\nMy mother was in the hospital \u0026amp; no one wanted to be her friend.\n\nEveryone wanted to be soft cooing sympathies. Very reasonable\n\npigeons. No one had the time \u0026amp; our solution to it\n\nwas to buy shinier watches. We were enamored with\n\nwhat our wrists could declare. My mother was in the hospital\n\n\u0026amp; I didn't want to be her friend. Typical son. Tall latte, short tale, bad plot, great wifi in the atypical café. My mother was in the hospital\n\n\u0026amp; she didn't want to be her friend. She wanted to be the family\n\ngrocery list. Low-fat yogurt, firm tofu. She didn't trust my father\n\nto be it. \u003ci\u003eYou always forget something, \u003c\/i\u003e she said, \u003ci\u003eeven when\n\nI 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chen Chen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.9\" H x 6.9\" L x 0.4\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781942683339\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51981937410347,"sku":"9781942683339","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781942683339_577d983c-14b3-4cb2-9735-8def7693f7da.jpg?v=1780337802","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities-chen-chen-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}