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The Galleons

By Rick Barot
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By Rick Barot
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Don’t be fooled by this slim volume of poetry. Its 88 pages are full of beautiful poems that get to the heart of the world—from heritage (where we came from) to destiny (how we got to our ultimate destination). Also included are poems on the world of nature and the nature of the world. "The Girl Carrying a Ladder" and "The Blink Reflex" may take you aback. Give the 88 pages here your full attention and you are sure to find your favorites as well.

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry
Finalist for the Pacific Northwest Book Award
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2020

For almost twenty years, Rick Barot has been writing some of the most stunningly crafted lyric poems in America, paying careful, Rilkean attention to the layered world that surrounds us. In The Galleons, he widens his scope, contextualizing the immigrant journey of his Filipino-American family in the larger history and aftermath of colonialism.

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PoetryAmerican PoetryAsian American Poetry21st Century American PoetryAmerican poetry->Filipino American authorsAmerican poetry->21st century