Book List

We'll be reading a total of ten books this term, representing (roughly speaking) eleven nations. This is the order we'll be following:

Canada

• Fred Wah, Is a Door (Talonbooks, 2009; ISBN: 0889226202)
• Nicole Brossard, White Piano (Coach House, 2013; ISBN: 1552452735)

Mexico/US

• Mónica de la Torre, Talk Shows (Switchback, 2007; ISBN: 978-0978617202)

Australia

• Pam Brown, Home By Dark (Shearsman, 2013; ISBN: 978-1848612884)

Armenia/US

• Ara Shirinyan, Your Country is Great: Afghanistan–Guyana (Futurepoem, 2008; ISBN: 978-0971680081)

US/Lebanon/Russia

• Philip Metres, To See The Earth (Cleveland State, 2008; ISBN: 1880834812)

France/Norway/England

• Caroline Bergvall, Meddle English (Nightboat, 2011; ISBN: 0982264585)

Germany

• Monika Rinck, To Refrain from Embracing (Burning Deck, 2011; ISBN: 1936194074)

US

• Frank Sherlock, Space Between These Lines Not Dedicated (Ixnay Press, 2014; ISBN: 978-0692028223)
• Harryette Mullen, Urban Tumbleweed (Graywolf, 2013; ISBN: 978-1555976569)

I've forwarded the booklist to the UC Bookstore and DuBois, however they're likely to do their typical amazing job of ordering five copies of each book (if they order them at all), so my advice to you is to get your copies early — since the school bookstore returns books quite early in the semester and these books won't likely be available at any old local shop — and consider online purchasing options. Small Press Distribution is your best bet, and seven of our ten titles are available through them. Aside from venues like Powell's, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble, you might also want to consider ordering directly from the publishers.