| | Uprock Headspin Scramble and Dive Poems by Patrick Rosal Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2003 by Persea ISBN-13: 978-0-89255-293-1, ISBN: 0-89255-293-X
"The debut collection from a vibrant, streetwise voice: Winner of the 2002 Members' Choice Award from the Asian American Writers Workshop.Patrick Rosal's poetry rings with the music of no-frills industrial towns of central New Jersey. Portraits of hip-hoppers and condemned men (whose misdeeds as boys forever shaped their futures) alternate with dynamic riffs on longing—sexual and filial—and on the poet's Filipino roots. Unpredictable and ..."
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