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Nick Carbo's Secret Asian Man is a hilarious and poignant look at the immigrant experience. The hero of this collection of poems is Ang Tunay na Lalaki, the Filipino equivalent Marlboro Man. Macho and bare chested, he endorses gin. When he finds himself planted in New York City and auditioning as a bit actor, disillusionment quickly sets in. He realizes he, as an Asian man, will never be a sex symbol in America. Inspired by J Rivers's song "Secret Agent Man," Ang Tunay na Lalaki becomes a spy, rescuing Hello Kitty, when Barney fails, sniffing out the criminals of America's racist pop culture and Iiterary canon. Secret Asian Man has the twists of a mystery thriller—murder, revenge, and mind-boggling clues.
About the Author:
Born in the Philippines and raised in Manila, Nick Carbo published his first play,
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Howard Mims
reviewed Secret Asian Man on September 16, 2018
Secret Asian Man
This collection of poems was instrumental in shaping my early years of poetry writing. This book widened the parameters of poems and poetry collections in my brain. The collection is experimental and avant-garde and it doesn't stop charging forward until the last page. The protagonist, Lalaki, is cool and impervious to life's small pains, but in a very unpolished, non-American way. In fact, the Filipino Demi-god is just another immigrant in NYC trying to make it. This makes him vulnerable and identifiable. Lalaki begins writing poems to fill time and to evoke his love for his American sweetheart. The poet who mentors him, is this book's very author, who offers a critique of himself as poet and teacher. Where some may see this only as self-indulgent, others will see how Carbo is cleverly, slyly commenting on poetry and how a poet creates poems and narratives. I loved how this book redefined the genre for me and other readers.
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