Poetry. Asian- American Studies. DREDGING FOR ATLANTIS, this new collection from prolific poet Eilieen Tabios, introduces her translation of the painterly technique of scumbling, painting light colors over dark colors to create an opalescent effect, creating poems from other poets' words. Tabios publications include fourteen poetry collections. Her books REPRODUCTIONS OF THE EMPTY FLAGPOLE, I TAKE THEE, ENGLISH, FOR MY BELOVED, MENAGE A TROIS WITH THE 21ST CENTURY, and THE SECRET LIVES OF PUNCTUATION, VOL 1, are all available from SPD.

Author City: St. Helena, CA USA

Eileen R. Tabios has released seventeen print, four electronic, and one CD poetry collections, an art essay collection, a poetry essay/interview anthology, a short story book, and a collection of novels. She is a recipient of the Philippines' National Book Award for Poetry. Her poems have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Tagalog, Japanese, Paintings, Video, Drawings, Visual Poetry, Mixed Media Collages, Kali Martial Arts, Modern Dance, and Sculpture.