Seasonal Velocities
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0985110503 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 139 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Seasonal Velocities invites the reader on a fragile and furious journey along the highways and skyways of discovery, retribution, and resolve. Seasonal Velocities was honored as a 2013 Lambda Award Finalist.. Through her poetry, essays, stories, and performances, award-winning writer Ryka Aoki has challenged, informed, and shared with queer audiences across the United States
She has been honored by the California State Senate for her "extraordinary commitment to free speech and artistic expression, as well as the visibility and well-being of Transgender people." Ryka has an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell University and a University Award from the Academy of American Poets. Ryka Aoki is a writer, performer, musician, and educator who appears in the docum
A beautiful, powerful book you won't forget Luna Merbruja Ryka Aoki wrote one of my favorite books. As someone who has read a book a month for the past 3 years, it's rare that a book stays in my mind after reading more books. I couldn't put this memoir down. I was completely enveloped in her story, in how poetic and inspiring she was in describing her life, her struggles, and her accomplishments.As a writer, Aoki opened my mind to the possibilities of creative writing in combining different writing styles in one book. I hig
Bear Bergman, The Nearest Exit May be Behind You, and Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation.Seasonal Velocities is a startling gem of a book. I was tempted to ration this book, so I'd have some when I needed it, but found myself gulping it down and was so nourished by it the whole way along. In the hands of Ryka Aoki, words can be everything - a tool, a fire, a gift, a weapon, a meal, a barricade, a refuge. --A. --S. Finn Enke, Director of LGBT Studies, University of Wisconsin, MadisonSeasonal Velocities is what I want my son to hold of the trans communi