{"product_id":"replica-9780299356545","title":"Replica","description":"\u003cp\u003eStand-up comedy, a celebrity non-apology, observations of racism, and the slipperiness of nostalgia underpin \u003ci\u003eReplica\u003c\/i\u003e. In poignant, witty poems, Lisa Low navigates the tensions of solidarity and hostility in white spaces as she sets out to write differently about race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The problem of being with a white man is also a problem of writing,\" Low says in a prose poem that turns writing about identity on its head. She peers in from outside the poem, as if through an open ceiling. The poem itself becomes a site of investigation--a counterpoint to constricting narratives about Asian American identity--reimagined as a dollhouse, a stage with props, an image the speaker wears like a bodysuit. \u003ci\u003eReplica \u003c\/i\u003easks what it means to represent yourself and your experiences in a world where you are indistinguishable from others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Low\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299356545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisa Low is the author of \u003ci\u003eCrown for the Girl Inside\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest from YesYes Books. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEcotone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere, and her nonfiction was awarded the Gulf Coast Nonfiction Prize. The recipient of a Pushcart Prize, she earned her MFA from Indiana University and PhD from the University of Cincinnati. She lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lisa Low \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48230757531805,"sku":"9780299356545","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_360a96f5-67da-4dac-99f8-8b621e8f94dc.jpg?v=1778577326","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/replica-9780299356545","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}