Narcissus: Poems
“Smooth-talking, deceptive, and obsessive, what Cayanan’s poetry does, declarative by sure-footed declarative, is strip sincerity of itself, sincerity being—like what it professes to go against—a stance, and, when particularly manipulative, a spectacle. Refusing us the illusion of our own trustworth...
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Archīum Ateneo
2011
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| Online Access: | https://archium.ateneo.edu/english-faculty-pubs/109 http://www.ateneo.edu/ateneopress/product/narcissus-poems |
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| Institution: | Ateneo De Manila University |
| Summary: | “Smooth-talking, deceptive, and obsessive, what Cayanan’s poetry does, declarative by sure-footed declarative, is strip sincerity of itself, sincerity being—like what it professes to go against—a stance, and, when particularly manipulative, a spectacle. Refusing us the illusion of our own trustworthiness, Cayanan’s work is fi ercely unconspiratorial yet terrifyingly intimate. Know thyself, the book urges, and then more urgently, a caveat: don’t ever let what you know fool you.” - Conchitina Cruz |
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