Biala, Arlene

Arlene Biala's stark, tender, sensual, and political poetry explores stories of the generations who have left their native lands to live in America, particularly those from the islands of the Philippines. This collection of poems goes beyond chronological storytelling into the dance of simultaneous experiences called forth by tragedy, family, and love. Poet and performance artist Arlene Biala received her MFA from New College of California-San Francisco and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of a chapbook, bone. This is her first complete volume.