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That Ex by Rachelle ToarminoRachelle Toarminos debut collection of poems is The Glass Essay for the Tinder generation, a fiery and playful exploration of the all too real experiences that come with being an ex. While the title suggests a meditation on leaving and being lefton absence, even on woundednessthere are no ghosts in this book. Instead, the reader finds Britney Spears and other archetypal exes and troubled lovers, from Carmela Soprano and Lorde to Anne Carson and Molly

"Charts the gritty

and beyond in order to find “personhood unmoored from x & y”

of what makes us human” (The Washington Post)

and a Best of the Net nominee

features an expanded version of the play

Complementing these additions are García Lorca's witty and insightful letters to his family describing his feelings about America and his temporary home there (a dorm room in Columbia's John Jay Hall)

and a jaunty walk through New York’s High Line park

Hybrida is a stirring and confident examination of mixed-race identity

loss—all while illuminating the full spectrum of human emotion: grief and celebration

and the meaning of forgiveness

Gay shows us why he has made the subject as Black joy his own

Alia and her family once again lose their home

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