Inventor: A Poet's Transcolonial Autobiography

Overview

Chapter One "On Becoming a Poet" Series

Author Biography

Eileen R. Tabios has released over 70 collections of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction prose. Recent releases include the novel The Balikbayan Artist; a poetry collection Because I Love You, I Become War; and an autobiography, The Inventor. Other recent books include a first novel DoveLion: A Fairy Tale for Our Times which was in translated by Danton Remoto into Filipino as KalapatingLeon. Inventor of the hay(na)ku, a 21st century diasporic poetic form, she has seen her writing and editing works receive recognition through awards, grants and residencies. More information is at http://eileenrtabios.com