Of Mongrelitude

Name: Of Mongrelitude
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Julian Talamantez Brolaski
ISBN: 9798891060203

Author: Julian Talamantez Brolaski

Narrator: Julian Talamantez Brolaski

Unabridged: 1 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Wave Books

Published: 02/15/2025

Categories: Fiction, Poetry, American Poetry, Lgbtq+

Synopsis

***This book was read in its entirety, in front of a live audience at Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, March 2023.***Poems that break language apart from the inside. Brolaski's third collection combines Latin, pop culture, etymology, politics, and sex in linguistic experimentation. It asks the reader to let go of expectations and be open to a sonically immersive experience. The poems are as radical as they are romantic, rewriting the rules of grammar and creating a personal vernacular.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ross on May 30, 2019

really fucking amazing collection of poetry. the fact that this hasn’t gotten the same amount of critical acclaim and attention as jos charles’s feeld is very suspect to me, because it plays with a lot of the same linguistic queerness just as skillfully. might expand on this review once i have the c......more

Goodreads review by Carina on December 28, 2020

brolaski achieves true poetic glory with this collection. i needed to take breaks in between poems at points just because of how heavy and contemplative they were. concepts like the healing power of language, nature, and ancestral connection create a well-rounded collection wherein the poet has craf......more

Goodreads review by b on August 30, 2019

too much, in the good way......more