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    Gospel of a Whole Sun
    Gospel of a Whole Sun
    Gospel of a Whole Sun
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    Gospel of a Whole Sun

    By Katerina Jeng

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    From community activist and poet Katerina Jeng, a lyric exploration of the author’s journey back to her voice, her power, and the truest version of herself.

    Gospel of a Whole Sun is a moving collection of poetry chronicling one woman’s journey of self-discovery over the course of three pivotal years. It documents the aftermath of a traumatic breakup, navigating anti-Asian violence during a global pandemic, coming out, and, ultimately, falling in love with life again.

    A joyous and inspired debut from a gifted creator and healer, Gospel of a Whole Sun is a poignant look at the relationship of art-making to personal liberation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrews McMeel Publishing
    Release dateMay 7, 2024
    ISBN9781524895884
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      Gospel of a Whole Sun - Katerina Jeng

      Gospel of a Whole Sun copyright © 2024 by Katerina Jeng. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of reprints in the context of reviews.

      Andrews McMeel Publishing

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      ISBN: 978-1-5248-9589-1

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      Cover art illustrated by Gentle Oriental, aka Gabrielle Widjaja, a queer, Asian, Brooklyn-based creative who explores abstract feelings about life & identity through mediums such as graphic design, illustration, and tattoo.

      For every person

      finding their way

      Table of Contents

      Incantation

      SHE SAID YES!

      Hell Is a Funhouse Mirror

      Aspirations I

      Coming of Age

      Compose Message

      Home Has Never Been a Place

      after Portable Cities by Sally Wen Mao

      Mandatory Order

      Soft Power

      Happy Anniversary

      I Am an Ocean Tide

      What Happens When I Stop Asking Them?

      Tomorrow I Am Golden

      I Need to Stop Baking Cakes for Insecure Men

      Freedom Dreaming

      Ritual

      Mourning After

      Letter from Anonymous

      In Bloom

      Freedom

      Aspirations II

      2 a.m. Poem

      I Say Goodbye

      Year of the Tower (XVI)

      For the Aunties

      When It Floods

      Love Is a Revolution

      Buffet of Boys

      I Love the Trees in Brooklyn

      Dreamstate

      How the Clouds Waited

      I Love You Beyond

      She Was (We Are) Christina Yuna Lee

      Aspirations III

      My Beating Red

      How to Forgive a Soul

      Prayer

      Tree Glitter

      Dark Fantasies

      Meet You There?

      M2 to Københavns Lufthavn

      This, Too, Will Become a Memory

      I Actually Miss America?

      When Friendship Becomes Art

      How to Escape the Matrix

      Morning Coffee Is a Portal

      Really Really Really Really Really Sad Poem

      Recipe for Healing

      Asian American: An Etymology

      Immigrant Gluttony

      And Still, Bliss

      Perennial

      Be My Guest

      I Am the Whole Sun

      The Best Human on Earth

      On Our Way

      Notes

      Acknowledgments

      let the portal be open

      let the channel be clear

      may what is meant to be said through me appear

      let the portal be open

      let the channel be clear

      may what is meant to be said through me appear

      let the portal be open

      let the channel be clear

      may what is meant to be said through me appear

      let the portal be open

      let the channel be clear

      may what is meant to be said through me appear

      let the portal be open

      let the channel be clear

      may what is meant to be said through me appear

      let the portal be open

      let the channel be clear

      may what is meant to be said through me appear

      let the portal be open

      let the channel be clear

      may what is

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