Winter Phoenix Testimonies in Verse
Winter Phoenix Testimonies in Verse by Sophia Terazawa is a poignant collection of poems published by Deep Vellum Publishing in 2021. This 143-page work is written in English and explores themes of trauma, loss, and resilience through the lens of an international war crimes tribunal. The poet, drawing from her background as the daughter of a Vietnamese refugee, delves into the epigenetics of inherited trauma, questioning the silence surrounding historical atrocities.
Readers will find that Winter Phoenix presents a unique investigation into the narratives of war, utilizing soldiers’ testimonies from significant events such as The Incident on Hill 192 and The Winter Soldier Investigation. The collection transforms the space of accusation into a lyrical exploration, where the act of witnessing becomes a powerful form of expression. Through this work, Terazawa not only addresses the impact of war and dislocation but also highlights the radical possibilities of resilience and voice amidst despair.
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A book of testimonies in verse, Winter Phoenix is a collection of poems written loosely after the form of an international war crimes tribunal. The poet, a daughter of a Vietnamese refugee, navigates the epigenetics of trauma passed down, and across, the archives of war, dislocation, and witness, as she repeatedly asks, “Why did you just stand there and say nothing?” Here, the space of accusation becomes both lyric and machine, an “investigation” which takes place in the margins of martial law, the source material being soldiers’ testimonies given during three internationally publicized events, in this order–The Incident on Hill 192 (1966, Phù Mỹ District, Vietnam); The Winter Soldier Investigation (1971, Detroit, USA); and The Russell Tribunal (1966, Stockholm, Sweden; 1967, Roskilde, Denmark). Ultimately, however, Winter Phoenix is a document of resilience. Language decays. A ceremony eclipses its trial, and the radical possibilities of a single scream rises from annihilation.
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