The Past by Wendy Xu

120 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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 The poems in Wendy Xu's third collection, The Past, fantasize uneasily about becoming a palatable lyric record of their namesake, while ultimately working to disrupt this Westernized desire. Who is "the past" for, after all, and what does it allo...

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Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 75%
emotional 75%
dark 50%
relaxing 25%
sad 25%

Pace

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medium 25%
fast 25%

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