Honorifics

Cynthia Miller-s debut poetry collection, Honorifics, is an astonishing, adventurous, and innovative exploration of family, Malaysian-Chinese cultural identity, and immigration. From jellyfish blooms to glitch art and distant stars, taking in Greek gods, space shuttles and wedding china along the way, Miller-s mesmerizing approach is experimental, luscious, and expansive with longing - -My skin hunger could fill a galaxy-. Here, the poetry is interwoven with the words for all the things we honour - our loved ones and our ancestors, home and homecomings, and all that is precious and makes us feel that we belong and are beloved. It is also a book that examines contemporary issues of migration in sharp and enquiring relief. Language itself becomes a radical power for reimaging, challenging, and making change, and Miller-s distinctive and multifaceted poetry creates an extraordinary space for multiplicity and celebration. 'This is language and detail, honed and luxurious. This is space and