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Crossing with the Light
The poems from this book have been reprinted in a multitude of textbooks and anthologies, including the Norton Introduction to Literature. This is the last printing for this paperback book published by Tia Chucha Press, Chicago's acclaimed multicultural poetry publisher. The book is not available as an ebook. . "In Response to Executive Order 9066" has appeared in CELEBRATE AMERICA IN POETRY AND ART (Smithsonian) and many textbooks and anthologies. Okita's poetry is widely reprinted every year in textbooks and anthologies. .
The book also looks at the poet's life as a gay man in poems like "When Frank Walks In" and "Where the Boys Were." This last poem was inspired by the AIDS crisis. There is often humor in the poems, sometimes a sense of wonder. Other titles "Mysteries of a Bowling Alley," "Letters I Never Wrote," and "Poem for the Unnamed." .If you enjoy Okita's poetry, you may want to take a peek at his award-winning, debut novel THE PROSPECT OF MY ARRIVAL. It was a finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards and is available on Amazon in both kindle and trade paperback. Okita was named an "Author to Watch" by Best Indie Book Awards for his second novel, THE HOPE STORE. It's about the first store in the world to sell hope over the counter, the customers who were transformed by it, and the controversies that ensued.Author DwightOkita.com.
If this book is not readily available here, another way to purchase is to tiachucha.org/bookstore
The book also looks at the poet's life as a gay man in poems like "When Frank Walks In" and "Where the Boys Were." This last poem was inspired by the AIDS crisis. There is often humor in the poems, sometimes a sense of wonder. Other titles "Mysteries of a Bowling Alley," "Letters I Never Wrote," and "Poem for the Unnamed." .If you enjoy Okita's poetry, you may want to take a peek at his award-winning, debut novel THE PROSPECT OF MY ARRIVAL. It was a finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards and is available on Amazon in both kindle and trade paperback. Okita was named an "Author to Watch" by Best Indie Book Awards for his second novel, THE HOPE STORE. It's about the first store in the world to sell hope over the counter, the customers who were transformed by it, and the controversies that ensued.Author DwightOkita.com.
If this book is not readily available here, another way to purchase is to tiachucha.org/bookstore
60 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1995
About the author
Dwight Okita
10 books51 followersDwight Okita was born in Chicago. He continues to live there with an imaginary cat.
He is excited to announce that Tia Chucha Press will release his new book, THE INVENTION OF FIREFLIES: A Memoir of the Magical & the Monstrous in April 2027! Over six decades, the book explores the magic and monsters the author has encountered in his life.
His latest novel, THE HOPE STORE, is a magic-realist fable about two asian american men who open the first store in the world to sell hope over the counter.
THE PROSPECT OF MY ARRIVAL, the author's debut novel, is available in paperback and kindle thru Amazon. It was a finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards out of 5,000 entries.
His poetry book CROSSING WITH THE LIGHT was published by Tia Chucha Press. Topics range from modern gay love to the internment camps for Japanese Americans to life journeys.
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SECOND REVIEW FROM CHICAGO PAPER
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Dwight Okita has written personal essays for WBEZ Radio, and read his poetry on Ira Glass' show “This American Life.” His work has been recognized by the Norton Introduction to Poetry, the HBO New Writers Project, and the Illinois Arts Council.
He is excited to announce that Tia Chucha Press will release his new book, THE INVENTION OF FIREFLIES: A Memoir of the Magical & the Monstrous in April 2027! Over six decades, the book explores the magic and monsters the author has encountered in his life.
His latest novel, THE HOPE STORE, is a magic-realist fable about two asian american men who open the first store in the world to sell hope over the counter.
THE PROSPECT OF MY ARRIVAL, the author's debut novel, is available in paperback and kindle thru Amazon. It was a finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards out of 5,000 entries.
His poetry book CROSSING WITH THE LIGHT was published by Tia Chucha Press. Topics range from modern gay love to the internment camps for Japanese Americans to life journeys.
* * *
SECOND REVIEW FROM CHICAGO PAPER
which calls the book "elegant":
http://bit.ly/qKqfhl
Dwight Okita has written personal essays for WBEZ Radio, and read his poetry on Ira Glass' show “This American Life.” His work has been recognized by the Norton Introduction to Poetry, the HBO New Writers Project, and the Illinois Arts Council.
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