Three Books by Mesándel Virtusio Arguelles, trans. by Kristine Ong Muslim
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Three Books by Mesándel Virtusio Arguelles, trans. by Kristine Ong Muslim <br><b>PBS Autumn Recommended Translation 2020</b> Alexander Tvardovsky From the son who seesThree Books, translated by Kristine Ong Muslim, with illustrations by Erika M. Carreon, is an essential introduction to the work of Filipino poet Mesndel Virtusio Arguelles. It includes Arguelles previous works Chi, Mal, and Antares. Arguelles poetry is a result of her unique deconstructive processes: intensely curated erasures from a variety of primary texts. The final product, further amplified by translation, is a hyper modern, radical poetry,