Zero Gravity [Paperback]

Eric Gamalinda (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002

Poetry. Asian American Studies. Eric Gamalinda's latest novel, MY SAD REPUBLIC, was recently awarded the Philippine Centennial Prize for Fiction.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" 'Like the earth on its silver axis,' Eric Gamalinda's poems spin into a 'light that is our consolation,' and are all the more moving for their startling recognition that 'the jacaranda in bloom is changing the landscape of Los Angeles. These are wonderful luminous poems.' " -- Arthur Sze

"I had the opportunity to read with Eric Gamalinda in 1997. His poems immediately interested me. ZERO GRAVITY is a wonderful book of poems. The poems possess a vulnerability and an openness. They lean importantly into their subject without becoming self-important. Eric Gamalinda's attention and spirit are vibrant." -- Michael Burkard

Afterlives Of The Saints
Beauty And Suffering
Blue, Kind Of
The Book Of Revelations, Revised For The Skeptical Reader
The Book Of The Dead, Revised For The Skeptical Reader
Buddha's Bone
Casida Of The Souvenir Postcard
Chosen
Conquistador At Times Square
Definition Of Flamenco In 245 Words
Enough
Factory Of Souls
Five Tango Sensations
Flash Photography
Hear Rocks Sing Near Skyline Drive!
In Pavia, Viewing Augustine's Tomb, After Reading This Line From Bufal
Klee: Cold City
Las Ruinas Del Corazon
Letters To Theo
Loon Lake, New Hampshire
Lullabye
Manifesto For Myself
Memory Is Not A Privilege Of The Poor
Motion Sickness
Naming The Trees
The Opposite Of Nostalgia
The Properties Of Light
Saint Francis On The Hudson
Subterranean
There Are Many Ways Of Remembering
Uqbaresque
When The Heart Flies From Its Place
You Can Choose Your Afterlife
Zero Gravity
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

About the Author

Eric Gamalinda was born in Manila where he worked as an editor and journalist, and where he published three novels, a collection of stories, and a collection of poems. He is a recipient of a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts, and his work has appeared in a diverse range of publications including Harper's Magazine, Frank, and Hootenanny, as well as in several anthologies, among them In My Life: Encounters with the Beatles, Returning to a Borrowed Tongue, Brown River, White Ocean, and Flippin': Filipinos on America, which he co-edited. His latest novel, My Sad Republic, was recently awarded the Philippine Centennial Prize for Fiction. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Alice James Books (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188229520X
• ISBN-13: 978-1882295203
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,450,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IMPRESSIVE, CHALLENGING, INTELLIGENT, June 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Zero Gravity (Paperback)

I have been impressed by Eric Gamalinda's poetry since I encountered his ground-breaking first book of poems Lyrics From A Dead Language (Anvil) and now I am completely satisfied with the appearance of his second book Zero Gravity (Alice James). If Baudelaire were alive he would raise his glass of wine to the earthy poems of Mr. Gamalinda. I have taught this book to my college undergraduates in a poetry workshop class at Rutgers University. My students were overwhelmed by the beauty of the language in the poems, they were moved to new literary heights by the timbre of Eric's imagination. This book is well-worth the money because it will feed your soul.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning and beautiful collection of poetry, October 11, 2005

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A. R. James "A. James" (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zero Gravity (Paperback)

This book is beautiful from start to finish. I've shared it with all I know who are fellow lovers of poetry, and the written word in general. I have even introduced some of my professors to Gamalinda's poetry as he is not well known (with only one published collection of poems). I have never met a person who feels differently than I do about his work and am deeply curious about those who seem to think so poorly of it. His words are carefully chosen, and his lines are perfectly broken. He is aware of form and style; movement and meaning. I am able to read this book again and again. A fellow student in a poetry class of mine said that "You Can Choose Your Afterlife," is the closest thing she's ever seen to a perfect poem. This may not seem fantastic in and of itself, but this girl was hyper-critical of some of the most highly acclaimed "agreed upon" poetry ever written. Gamalinda encompasses so much of what contemporary poets are striving for, and he does so with ease and grace. For those who are unfamiliar with the craft and creation of poetry, this is no easy thing to accomplish. I only wish that some of the negative reviewers had spent less time hypothesizing about the results of Mr. Gamalinda's ethnicity and all that it implies, and more time focusing on this nearly perfect collection of poems.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty Takes Many Forms Here, June 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Zero Gravity (Paperback)

An accomplished collection like this cannot be ignored. I was struck with the grace of this author's language even as he explores such grim subjects as Juana the Mad in the poem "Las Ruinas del Corazon." A sign of a true poet. A highly recommended read.