{"product_id":"becoming-ghost-poetry","title":"Becoming Ghost: Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited sophomore poetry collection by award-winning writer Cathy Linh Che, on familial estrangement, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe follow-up to her acclaimed poetry debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSplit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e documents Cathy Linh Che's parents' experiences as refugees who escaped the Vietnam War and then were cast as extras in Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, placing them at the margins of their own story. The poetry collection uses persona, speculation, and the golden shovel form as a means of moving Vietnamese voices from the periphery to the center. The speaker's disownment raises questions about the challenges of using parents as poetic subjects, telling familial stories to a broader public, and the meaning of forgiveness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49958577439005,"sku":"9781668088920","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/Becoming_Ghost_Poetry_1.jpg?v=1750866155","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/becoming-ghost-poetry","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}