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Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. THIS IS HOW THE BONE SINGS by W. Todd Kaneko carries the pulse of ancient lament through the boneyards of war and unspeakable trauma. This lyric collection of profound beauty and grief reminds us to share our tales of generational trauma and topography-shaping our individual and collective memories-in place of forgotten histories.-Karen An-hwei LeeWhat does it mean to be safe in America? In THIS IS HOW THE BONE SINGS, W. Todd Kaneko explores the legacy of concentration camps in the United States and how memory is carried forward. This book knows how to sing-to America, not its expected script, but the anthems of its history; and to a son, lessons on how to bring back the dead with stories, with a fading map, with birds.-Traci BrimhallThe best books about history are those that are also about the future. W. Todd Kanekos marvelous THIS IS HOW THE BONE SINGS is more than a mere song-it is a singing across time and distance. In lyrics both personal and political, Kaneko composes a score that spans four generations, connecting his grandparents, who were prisoners in the unfathomable Minidoka concentration camps, to his young son and this unfathomable era in which he was born.-Dean RaderTo enter this book is to enter an orchard alive with memorys beasts. To read THIS IS HOW THE BONE SINGS is to witness how a poet at the height of his powers can alchemize historys violence into lyric and myth.-Brynn SaitoThese are much-needed poems of unapologetic tenderness and talent-in other words, this collection does the near-impossible: it points us towards love even if what we know of this world doesnt.-Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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