Divya Victor - March 6, 2025

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Divya Victor

Divya Victor reads poems from Curb (2021), her book focused on the experiences of South Asian immigrants in the United States and the violence routinely directed against them in public spaces. Those public spaces include suburban neighborhoods and the documents of the U.S. immigration system. Victor closes with a new poem that celebrates girlhood.

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Introduction
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by Hannah Ensor

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Opening Remarks
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"________, since you asked..."
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021, p. 1.

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"Settlement"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"Hedges"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"Lawn (Temperate)"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"Lawn (Arid)"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"Beds (Clay)"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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On the neighborhood as a site of hate crimes against immigrants
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"Blood / Soil"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"First Petition"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"Second Petition"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"Third Petition"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"Last Petition (or, USCIS FORM I-130 Spring Night Pastoral for All My Alien Relatives)"
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Printed version bears title "Last Petition (or, USCIS FORM I-130 Spring Night Pastoral for Alien Relatives)."

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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"Locution / Location"
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Victor, Divya. Curb. New York: Nightboat Books, 2021. 

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"The Angelical Salutation of Every Girl in History"
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Uncollected.

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Divya Victor
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Paola Valenzuela
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