Loyalty Books
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Washington D.C., DC 20011
United States
VIRTUAL EVENT. Eastern Standard Time.
Join Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley and Rick Barot for the virtual launch of Demos at Loyalty Books. Register here!
Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley belongs to the Onondaga Nation of Indigenous Americans in New York. He is the author of Dēmos, Colonize Me and Not Your Mama’s Melting Pot, winners and finalists of over a dozen awards.
Rick Barot
Rick Barot is the author of Moving the Bones. He was born in the Philippines, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and attended Wesleyan University and The Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa.His fourth book of poems The Galleons was published by Milkweed Editions in 2020. It was listed on the top ten poetry books for 2020 by the New York Public Library, was a finalist for the Pacific Northwest Book Awards, and was on the longlist for the National Book Award. He teaches at Pacific Lutheran University and lives in Tacoma, Washington.
Poetry
An American Multitude
From the intersection of Onondaga, Japanese, Cuban, and Appalachian cultures, this collection arrives brimming with personal and political histories.
Poetry
Poems
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry
In The Galleons, Rick Barot widens his scope, contextualizing the immigrant journey of his Filipino-American family in the larger history and aftermath of colonialism.