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Vociferate | e©  - Emily Sun

Vociferate | e© 

By: Emily Sun

Paperback | 1 June 2021

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Vociferate is a collection of poems inspired by Asian-American feminist writers. Like these writers, Sun resists interpellation into both Eurocentric and patriarchal tropes, as she explores the idea of national and transnational identities.

Underpinning the poems is a resistance against Orientalism, and an untangling of what it means to be an Asian-Australian moving through many different geopolitical and social contexts.

The collection has been structured in chronological order - beginning in the late 20th century and ending in 2019, the poems cover the concerns of three life stages- young/early adulthood/middle age.

The poems are mostly in English, but the poet moves between and within languages as the poet explores themes of identity and belonging. The footnotes contain translations of Chinese language words used.
Industry Reviews

'Every poem here is like a little grenade, sometimes filled with sizzling rage, sometimes wry humour, but always with expansive wit and erudition. Vociferate is polemical, personal and political. Be prepared to be blown away!' Alice Pung

'Ranging across continents, cultures and languages, Vociferate is a bold poetic venture, grounded in the multiple and the eclectic, from classical music to popular film, from literature through ordinary suburban living. No subject, no assumption, is left untouched by Emily Sun's ironic, questing visions. She is a genuinely new and distinctive presence in Australian poetry.' Tracy Ryan

'Full of humour, rage, irony, love and frustration ...' Subiaco Post

'... an eloquent poetic collection ...' Portside Review

'The result is a complex personal rhetoric unafraid to push past boundaries when necessary.' Australian Book Review

'Emily Sun storms onto the poetry scene with this bold and intelligent debut filled with rage and wit.' Underground Writers

'To unmask and voice the ineffable "minor feelings" vehemently, Chinese-Australian poet Emily Sun's debut poetry collection is ostensibly written in a manner that draws on existing tropes while also being entirely unpredictable and inventive.' Qixiu Tian

'... like the best poetry collections, it needed to be savoured ...' Sally Murphy

WA Premier's Book Awards (Shortlisted 2021)

Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry (Highly Commended 2022)

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