The Pink House of Purple Yam Preserves & Other Poems

<p>Steeped in histories and cartographies Aileen Cassinetto's THE PINK HOUSE OF PURPLE YAM PRESERVES & OTHER POEMS transports you into another realm. Lyrical and thoughtful juxtaposition Cassinetto's poems delve into pasts threading them together into a majestic tapestry. The pink house representing childhood memories and worldly travels. The purple jam or ube as they call it in the Philippines is a delicacy unto its own. Cassinetto's collection comprises of finely crafted poems prose and essays which weaves a story of migration into earthly and divine dominions. -<strong>Cristina Querrer</strong> author of <em>By Astrolabes & Constellations</em> and<em> The Art of Exporting</em></p><p></p><p>About the author:</p><p><strong>Aileen Cassinetto</strong> is the first Asian American and immigrant to be appointed San Mateo County Poet Laureate. The co-founder of Paloma Press she is the author of the poetry collection <em>Traje de Boda </em>(Meritage Press 2009) and the Locofo chapbooks <em>The Art of Salamat</em> <em>B&O Blues</em> and <em>Tweet</em>. </p>