“ltpgtJane Shis ltigtecholalia echolalialtigt is a gorgeous sticky griefsong to the body soaked in loss and nostalgia These unruly precise poems sting with rage and betrayal They usher us through cycles of crisis and childhood innocence and illusion while offering us powerful portraits of lifeanchoring friendship and community care These poems twist in form and shape and voice they are dexterous and intimate I never knew how much I needed these antianthems They shook me awake ltbrgt Maneo Mohale author of ltigtEverything is a Deathly FlowerltigtltpgtltpgtFrom the tender to the absurd the poems in this book lovingly agitate and stretch us towards a world that resounds with precise tenacious life From mushrooms failing to forget to unabashed magnolias to ancestral humour in contemporary times ltigtecholalia echolalialtigt reorganizes our neural networks and our communities towards living in quantum entanglement Curiosity and compassion sprout up in the channels and chambers that Shi opens up with rigor and generosityltbrgt Rita Wong author of ltigtforageltigt and ltigtmonkeypuzzleltigtltpgtltpgtIn this electric eclectic collection Jane Shi weaves ducks swerves and composes poems like an acrobat swinging across the distance of time The book is a virtuosic feat in bending away from twirling curling unfurling from the left margin with lines that electrify Shi is a poet unlike anyone else and I welcome any extended stay in their worlds ltbrgt Diana Khoi Nguyen author ltigtRoot Fracturesltigt and ltigtGhost Ofltigtltpgtltpgtltigtecholalia echolalialtigt left me in a state of wonder Who are we in relation to our echoes and those who we echo In an exuberant debut Shi searches for definition and distinction alongside a desire to be connected and multitudinous asking how do you say help me in yr language Shi extends her poetics in all directions with silky skill Language flourishes in the realm of a poet like thisltbrgt T Liem author of ltigtSlows Twiceltigt and ltigtObitsltigtltpgtltpgtAn anthem for the chronically ill and chronically online ltigtecholalia echolalialtigt sings with the complicated queer love we need to keep other alive These poems are tricksters of form that play rough with colonial grammar guided by a keen eye for satire that never loses sight of the urgency for marginalized kin to survive on our own termsltbrgt Rebecca Salazar author of ltigtsulphurtongueltigtltpgt”