The Future Is a Country I Do Not Live in (2022) by Cynthia Buiza will officially be part of the Books Philippines 2024 Catalogue for the Frankfurt Book Fair, with gratitude to the National Book Development Board (NBDB), Ms. Cecilia Brainard, Philippine American Literary House, and Savage Mind Publishing House Philippines which released the book’s Philippine edition in 2023.
BOOK DESCRIPTION & PRAISE:
In The Future Is a Country I Do Not Live in, we encounter stories of confluence and crossings. It is an intimate look at the lives, hopes, dreams and often brutal truths surrounding the immigrant experience. Boris Dralyuk, Editor-In-Chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books, describes the collection as delicate and uncompromising. “In her enchanting collection of poems, Cynthia Buiza traces “the shape of memories, / the noise they make,” with a delicate, uncompromising touch. Her calm, melodious lines push open the doors we tell ourselves we cannot open, doors to rooms that hold what we believe we cannot face — “mother, lover, loss.” Distilled from years of longing and griefwork, of solitary walks and communal rituals, Buiza’s wisdom is sweet wine for bitter times.”
