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| {{Short description|2019 debut poetry book by Yanyi}} | {{Short description|2019 debut poetry book by Yanyi}} | ||
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| '''''The Year of Blue Water''''' is a 2019 debut poetry collection by American poet ], published by ]. It was the winner of the 2018 ] and a finalist for the ]. |
'''''The Year of Blue Water''''' is a 2019 debut poetry collection by American poet ], published by ]. It was the winner of the 2018 ] and a finalist for the ]. It features a foreword written by American poet ]. | ||
| == Content == | == Content == | ||
| ⚫ | ''The Year of Blue Water''<nowiki/>'s poems range in form from lyric to ], addressing subject matter such as transgender ] identity, trauma, gender, and art. With regard to art, the book converses with traditions and legacies by artists like ], ], ], and ].{{Cn|date=November 2024}}{{Npov inline|date=November 2024}} It features an epigraph quoting ]. | ||
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| ⚫ | Carl Phillips, who selected the book for the ], noted in the book's foreword:<blockquote>Queerness, familial expectations, mental health issues —so much for what this writer, then, is up against. Again, though, the appeal of this book lies in how it refuses a predictable engagement with trauma and the catalysts behind it, and instead works as the living musculature of what I suppose could be called recovery, but I prefer stabilization, for its suggestion of recovery-for-now, of the ongoing work of maintaining balance, as opposed to defeating imbalance.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Yanyi |title=The Year of Blue Water |date=March 26, 2019 |publisher=] |year=2019 |isbn=978-0300242645}}</ref></blockquote>] reprinted excerpts of the book online during ] in 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Katherine |first=Jimenez |date=2024-06-18 |title=Selected Poems from The Year of Blue Water |url=https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2024/06/18/selected-poems-from-the-year-of-blue-water/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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| == Background == | |||
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| ⚫ | ''The Year of Blue Water'' originated out of a notebook where Yanyi wrote "literally anything", at first not intending to write and publish a poetry collection from it. Eventually, Yanyi organized a manuscript structure and revised selected poems from his notebook until the book materialized.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sala |first=Sarah M. |last2=Yanyi |date=2019-07-05 |title=Love is Something We Inherit: Yanyi Interviewed |url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2019/07/05/yanyi-sarah-sala/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| A former Margins Fellow at ], Yanyi published three poems from the book in the organization's ], ''The Margins'', in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yanyi |date=2017-11-21 |title=Three Poems from The Year of Blue Water by Yanyi |url=https://aaww.org/the-year-of-blue-water-three-poems-yanyi/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| == Critical reception == | == Critical reception == | ||
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''The Year of Blue Water'' was recommended on several lists. ] placed it on a listicle titled "15 Books By Queer Authors You Should Read".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neilson |first=Sarah |date=2019-12-02 |title=15 Queer Books You Might Have Missed This Year |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahneilson/15-queer-books-you-might-have-missed-this-year |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> ] named it in a list about poets whose works tackled race, gender, and violence.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lund |first=Elizabeth |date=April 8, 2019 |title=Listen up: Four poets have something to say about race, gender and violence |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/listen-up-four-poets-have-something-to-say-about-race-gender-and-violence/2019/04/08/6318c978-5584-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html |access-date=2024-11-06 |work=]}}</ref> Kyle Lucia Wu recommended it for '']'' in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marks |first=Book |date=2021-11-30 |title=44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents |url=https://lithub.com/44-writers-on-their-favorite-books-to-give-as-presents/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ] said, "The book is a stunning archive of Yanyi’s mental universe as he examines the construction of selfhood from a trans masculine perspective, the cultural boundaries of nation states as both a Chinese and American citizen, and intergenerational dialogue between friends and literati".<ref name=":1" /> ''The New York Journal of Books'' wrote that "The experiences that Yanyi captures in his poetry sensitizes the readers’ understanding of the trans community still striving to claim respect and dignity."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=L. Ali |title=The Year of Blue Water (Yale Series of Younger Poets) |url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/year-blue |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=New York Journal of Books}}</ref> | ||
| ''The Year of Blue Water'' won the 2018 ] and was a finalist for the ].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Winners |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/previous-winners-3/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ] said "The book is a stunning archive of Yanyi’s mental universe as he examines the construction of selfhood from a trans masculine perspective, the cultural boundaries of nation states as both a Chinese and American citizen, and intergenerational dialogue between friends and literati".<ref name=":1" /> ''The New York Journal of Books'' wrote that "The experiences that Yanyi captures in his poetry sensitizes the readers’ understanding of the trans community still striving to claim respect and dignity."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=L. Ali |title=The Year of Blue Water (Yale Series of Younger Poets) |url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/year-blue |access-date=2024-10-30 |website= |
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| == References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 05:20, 6 November 2024
2019 debut poetry book by Yanyi | |
| Author | Yanyi |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Publication date | March 26, 2019 |
| Pages | 92 |
| Award | Yale Series of Younger Poets |
| ISBN | 978-0300242645 |
| Followed by | Dream of the Divided Field |
The Year of Blue Water is a 2019 debut poetry collection by American poet Yanyi, published by Yale University Press. It was the winner of the 2018 Yale Series of Younger Poets and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry. It features a foreword written by American poet Carl Phillips.
Content
The Year of Blue Water's poems range in form from lyric to prose poetry, addressing subject matter such as transgender Chinese American identity, trauma, gender, and art. With regard to art, the book converses with traditions and legacies by artists like Maggie Nelson, Robin Coste Lewis, Frank O'Hara, and Louise Glück. It features an epigraph quoting Susan Sontag.
Carl Phillips, who selected the book for the Yale Series of Younger Poets, noted in the book's foreword:
Queerness, familial expectations, mental health issues —so much for what this writer, then, is up against. Again, though, the appeal of this book lies in how it refuses a predictable engagement with trauma and the catalysts behind it, and instead works as the living musculature of what I suppose could be called recovery, but I prefer stabilization, for its suggestion of recovery-for-now, of the ongoing work of maintaining balance, as opposed to defeating imbalance.
Yale University Press reprinted excerpts of the book online during Pride Month in 2024.
Background
The Year of Blue Water originated out of a notebook where Yanyi wrote "literally anything", at first not intending to write and publish a poetry collection from it. Eventually, Yanyi organized a manuscript structure and revised selected poems from his notebook until the book materialized.
A former Margins Fellow at Asian American Writers' Workshop, Yanyi published three poems from the book in the organization's literary magazine, The Margins, in 2017.
Critical reception
The Year of Blue Water was recommended on several lists. BuzzFeed News placed it on a listicle titled "15 Books By Queer Authors You Should Read". The Washington Post named it in a list about poets whose works tackled race, gender, and violence. Kyle Lucia Wu recommended it for LitHub in 2021.
BOMB Magazine said, "The book is a stunning archive of Yanyi’s mental universe as he examines the construction of selfhood from a trans masculine perspective, the cultural boundaries of nation states as both a Chinese and American citizen, and intergenerational dialogue between friends and literati". The New York Journal of Books wrote that "The experiences that Yanyi captures in his poetry sensitizes the readers’ understanding of the trans community still striving to claim respect and dignity."
The Year of Blue Water won the 2018 Yale Series of Younger Poets and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry.
References
- Yanyi (March 26, 2019). The Year of Blue Water. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300242645.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Katherine, Jimenez (June 18, 2024). "Selected Poems from The Year of Blue Water". Yale University Press. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Sala, Sarah M.; Yanyi (July 5, 2019). "Love is Something We Inherit: Yanyi Interviewed". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- Yanyi (November 21, 2017). "Three Poems from The Year of Blue Water by Yanyi". Asian American Writers' Workshop. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- Neilson, Sarah (December 2, 2019). "15 Queer Books You Might Have Missed This Year". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- Lund, Elizabeth (April 8, 2019). "Listen up: Four poets have something to say about race, gender and violence". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- Marks, Book (November 30, 2021). "44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents". Literary Hub. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- Khan, L. Ali. "The Year of Blue Water (Yale Series of Younger Poets)". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- "Previous Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved October 30, 2024.