A collection of poems. The author is the editor of the Lambda Literary Award Nominated Queer Pilipino, Asian, And Pacific Islander (P.A.P.I.) Porn from Cleis Press.
The strength in these poems, I believe, is Joel's skill in writing his political and cultural concerns of queer-ness, Filipino-ness, multilingualism and immigrant status unabashedly, and transitioning from live, dynamic, even bombastic performance to formal poetic rigor. I hope that makes sense.