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The Colors Of Desire:Poems
[Paperback - 1994]
david mura
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Category: Literature
Sub-category: Poetry
Publisher: Anchor | ISBN: 9780385474610 | Pages: 136
Shipping Weight: .201 | Dimensions: 6 x .5 x 9 inches

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A collection of poems by the author of Turning Japanese, exploring race and sexuality, history and identity, through the lens of desire.

About the Author

David Mura (born 1952) is a Japanese American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist. He has published two memoirs,Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei, which won the Josephine Miles Book Award from the Oakland PEN and was listed in the New York Times Notable Books of the Year, andWhere the Body Meets Memory: An Odyssey of Race, Sexuality and Identity(1995). His most recent book of poetry isThe Last Incantation(2014); his other poetry books includeAfter We Lost Our Way, which won the National Poetry Contest,The Colors of Desire(winner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award), andAngels for the Burning. His novel isFamous Suicides of the Japanese Empire(Coffee House Press, 2008). His writings explore the themes of race, identity and history. His blog is blog.davidmura.com.David Mura was born in 1952 and grew up in Chicago, the oldest of four children. He is a third generation Japanese American son of parents interned during World War II. Mura earned his B.A. from Grinnell College and his M.F.A. in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He has taught at the University of Minnesota, St. Olaf College, The Loft Literary Center, and the University of Oregon. He currently resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife Susan Sencer and their three children; Samantha, Nikko and Tomo.(from Wikipedia)

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