BARBARA TRAN Homing Instinct
from the finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry for her debut collection, Precedented Parroting
BARBARA TRAN
Homing Instinct
Poetry. Chapbook. Fertile Series.
ISBN: 978-1-989355-97-8
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Part of KFB 10th Anniversary Season
Cover: Kirby
Design/layout: R. Kolewe
Printed at Coach House [Toronto] by John De Jesus
Born in New York City, BARBARA TRAN is an immigrant. And a settler. Her poetry and short fiction have appeared in Conjunctions, The Malahat Review, The New Quarterly, The New Yorker, and The Paris Review. Her poetry chapbook In the Mynah Bird’s Own Words was selected by Robert Wrigley as the winner of Tupelo Press’s inaugural chapbook award. Barbara's full-length poetry collection, Precedented Parroting (Anstruther Books | Palimpsest Press), was a finalist for the 2024 Governor General's Literary Award, and shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for best debut poetry book in Canada, and the 2025 Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry.
Note: Cover pictured is a current mock-up, still in design.