Farang

by Peter Blair

Overview

Blair's third collection documents the author's experiences living in Thailand. A lyric and insightful collection that explores travel, identity, and memory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781932870343
Publisher:	Autumn House Press
Publication date:	01/10/2010
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

PETER BLAIR’s most recent book is Farang, published by Autumn House Press. His first full-length book, Last Heat, won the Washington Prize in 1999 and was published by Word Works Press. Born in Pittsburgh, he has worked in a psychiatric ward, a steel mill, and served three years in the Peace Corps in Thailand. Currently, he teaches at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and lives there with his wife and son.

What People are Saying About This

Terrance Hayes

“Peter Blair's Farang utilizes the best elements of travelogue, memoir and documentary. These poems are panoramic and introspective, foreign and intimate. Crossing genres and cultures, Blair writes lucidly from the crossroads where memory and empathy intersect.”

Editorial Reviews

Like most Peace Corps volunteers, Peter Blair had a passion for absorbing the culture of his host country. In Farang, a collection of thirty six poems, he offers a perceptive narrative in lyrical poetry about his experiences in Thailand.”—Tony Zurlo, Peace Corps Worldwide

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