Past and Parallel Lives

<h3><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award</strong></h3><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Time. Memory. Mirror. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Past & Parallel Lives</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is a rippling reflection on being alien queer and other. These poems yearn for home and belonging after migration religion and coming out. Kaya Ortiz's award-winning debut shines with authenticity - this is a courageous departure from a past life towards a queer future and a poetic return to self.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(90 145 140 1)>A gentle and powerful urge to believe in a world where becoming is just as beautiful as arriving. Madison Godfrey</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(90 145 140 1)>Brimming with incantatory power </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(90 145 140 1)>Past & Parallel Lives</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(90 145 140 1)> is a luminous contribution to queer Filipino poetics. Eunice Andrada</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(90 145 140 1)>This collection is a marvel a miracle. By leaning into the past Ortiz propels us into a future radiant with queer joy. This book is essential and a must-read. Scott-Patrick Mitchell</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span></p><p></p>