The Phoenix Gone, The Terrace Empty

The Phoenix Gone, The Terrace Empty
Poetry

The Phoenix Gone, The Terrace Empty

“Reading [Chin], our sense of the possibilities of poetry is opened further.” —ADRIENNE RICH
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Since Milkweed Editions’ original publication of The Phoenix Gone, the Terrace Empty, Marilyn Chin has been widely celebrated as a consummate poet of the hybrid experience. At once ancient and contemporary, personal and political, grounded and yet uniquely dazzling, this extraordinary collection blends Asian and Western sensibilities in a pioneering way.

Here, with wit and energy, Chin defines her existence as a first-generation Asian American woman, effectively straddling two cultures. And she spins virtuoso jazz in her juxtaposition of the contemporary with images and metaphors from Chinese tales and classic poems, creating an expansive poetry of self.

Featuring an afterword by the author addressing the collection’s effect and the developments in her work since, this edition reintroduces a modern classic to a new generation of readers.

ISBN:
9781571314390
Publish Date: 
10/27/2009
Pages: 
112
Size: 
6 × 9 × 0.31 in
Weight: 
6.3 oz
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