About the book
Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, Some Are Always Hungry chronicles a family’s wartime survival, immigration, and heirloom trauma through the lens of food, or the lack thereof. Through the vehicle of recipe, butchery, and dinner table poems, the collection negotiates the myriad ways diasporic communities comfort and name themselves in other nations, as well as the ways cuisine is inextricably linked to occupation, transmission, and survival. Dwelling on the personal as much as the historical, Some Are Always Hungry traces the lineage of the speaker’s place in history and diaspora through mythmaking and cooking, which is to say, conjuring.
Editions of Some Are Always Hungry
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781496222183
- EBook
- ISBN 9781496223623
- EBook
- ISBN 9781496223630
- EBook
- ISBN 9781496223647
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Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, Some Are Always Hungry chronicles a family’s wartime survival, immigration, and heirloom trauma through the lens of food, or the lack thereof. Through the vehicle of recipe, butchery, and dinner table poems, the collection negotiates the myriad ways diasporic communities comfort and name themselves in other nations, as well as the ways cuisine is inextricably linked to occupation, transmission, and survival. Dwelling on the personal as much as the historical, Some Are Always Hungry traces the lineage of the speaker’s place in history and diaspora through mythmaking and cooking, which is to say, conjuring.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Some Are Always Hungry about?
Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, Some Are Always Hungry chronicles a family’s wartime survival, immigration, and heirloom trauma through the lens of food, or the lack thereof. Through the vehicle of recipe, butchery, and dinner table poems, the collection negotiates the myriad ways diasporic communities comfort and name themselves in other nations, as well as the ways cuisine is inextricably linked to occupation, transmission, and survival. Dwelling on the personal as much as the historical, Some Are Always Hungry traces the lineage of the speaker’s place in history and diaspora through mythmaking and cooking, which is to say, conjuring.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Some Are Always Hungry?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Poetry / Poems
Where can I read a sample of Some Are Always Hungry?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781496222183
Is Some Are Always Hungry part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series The Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Some Are Always Hungry?
Jihyun Yun
Who is the Publisher of the book Some Are Always Hungry?
Nebraska
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Some Are Always Hungry is available as paperback(ISBN 9781496222183) and ebook(ISBN 9781496223623) and ebook(ISBN 9781496223630) and ebook(ISBN 9781496223647)
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