{"product_id":"water-guest","title":"Water Guest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caroline M. Mar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by University of Wisconsin Press, 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLake Tahoe: home of the Washoe Tribe, a shining blue jewel that crowns the Sierra Nevada, and a beloved American vacation destination made accessible by the transcontinental railroad built largely by Chinese laborers. This gorgeous location forms the site from which Caroline M. Mar's stunning collection, \u003ci\u003eWater Guest\u003c\/i\u003e, seeks to reconcile issues of identity, ownership, and place. Mar's attempts to locate herself geographically, genealogically, and etymologically echo throughout the poems. A direct ancestor was a railroad laborer; is that why her love for the land feels older than herself? Or is it the siren call of the deep, clear water?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Raising questions of inheritance, the conundrum of land ownership, and the violence of history, Mar gives voice to the lost writing of Chinese laborers and silent communion to those of us still here--immigrant and Indigenous, settler and resister. This engaging collection finds acceptance, if not resolution, through the questions themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47289763299497,"sku":"PHBK-9780299352646","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/15524203482294.jpg?v=1785013467","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/water-guest","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}