{"product_id":"documents-paperback","title":"Documents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan-Henry Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eD. A. Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As a Filipino-American conscious of his multiple identities and the trove of experiences and external forces that shaped him, Gray uses the unfettered landscape of poetry to release himself and others from the limitations that aggrieve undocumented immigrants.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew City Lit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRooted in the experience of living in America as a queer undocumented Filipino, \u003ci\u003eDocuments\u003c\/i\u003e maps the byzantine journey toward citizenship through legal records and fragmented recollections. In poems that repurpose the forms and procedures central to an immigrant's experiences--birth certificates, identification cards, letters, and interviews--Jan-Henry Gray reveals the narrative limits of legal documentation while simultaneously embracing the intersections of identity, desire, heritage, love, and a new imagining of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\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 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692928667711,"sku":"9781942683742","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e3b16ef33c18e506f61c17355d34abab.webp?v=1764997124","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/documents-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}