Salamat Sa Intersectionality
Author | : Dani Putney |
Publisher | : Okay Donkey Press |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2021-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 1733244158 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781733244152 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Dani Putney's debut poetry collection, SALAMAT SA INTERSECTIONALITY, is a lyrical triptych that traces the evolution of the speaker's identity as a queer, non-binary, mixed-race Filipinx, and neurodivergent individual. Each "panel" of the speaker's life represents a distinct period of growth: a youthful beginning, which features important interactions with the speaker's parents; a sexually charged middle period that demonstrates the speaker's explorations of queer sexuality; and a contemplative third section wherein the speaker reckons with their various "selves." Imagery of the American West percolates through the collection to ground the speaker in their intersectional identity.