Antiemetic for Homesickness by Romalyn Ante Karen Smith with Spanish and English versions

with Spanish and English versions on facing pages

‘Every so often

the layering that builds so subtly on mystery and ambiguity into a ‘tapestry of strange’

But there is also much celebration

– Alissa Bennett

Antiemetic for Homesickness by Romalyn Ante Karen Smith with Spanish and English versionsThe poems in Romalyn Ante's luminous debut build a bridge between two worlds: journeying from the country 'na nagluwal sa 'yo' that gave birth to you to a new life in the United Kingdom. Steeped in the richness of Filipino folklore, and studded with Tagalog, these poems speak of the ache of assimilation and the complexities of belonging, telling the stories of generations of migrants who find exile through employment through the voices of the mothers