Three Books by Mesándel Virtusio Arguelles, trans. by Kristine Ong Muslim
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His poetry marks a clear break with the established Indian lineage of British literary influences

which David Malouf described as ‘a mixture of intense contemplation and powerful eroticism’

Adília Lopes

Three Books by Mesándel Virtusio Arguelles, trans. by Kristine Ong Muslim <br><b>PBS Autumn Recommended Translation 2020</b> Octopus Medicine ' says one characterThree 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,