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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Main Author: Cayanan, Mark Anthony
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2011
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.english-faculty-pubs-11082020-09-11T07:39:53Z Narcissus: Poems Cayanan, Mark Anthony “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 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/english-faculty-pubs/109 http://www.ateneo.edu/ateneopress/product/narcissus-poems English Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Creative Writing Poetry
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider Ateneo De Manila University Library
collection archium.Ateneo Institutional Repository
topic Creative Writing
Poetry
spellingShingle Creative Writing
Poetry
Cayanan, Mark Anthony
Narcissus: Poems
description “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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url https://archium.ateneo.edu/english-faculty-pubs/109
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