Sanctuary
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Sanctuary
By (Author) Adrienne Su
Manic D Press,U.S.
Manic D Press,U.S.
3rd April 2006
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
811.54
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 139mm, Height 215mm
131g
Description
A collection of heartfelt poems that speak of motherhood, growing older and being the daughter of Chinese immigrants. Written in the shadow of the devastating events of 9/11, these beautifully crafted narrative poems reveal heartfelt insights into the emotional life of a contemporary woman in her late 30s - balancing marriage, motherhood, and career - as well as contemplating her experience as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, for whom ambition is a lower priority than survival.
Reviews
"Su negotiates the mercurial new world of cultural commingling in witty, formally assured poems - often in elegantly accomplished forms which themselves add to the layering of cultural reference." - Mark Doty"
Author Bio
Adrienne Su's essays have been published in Saveur, Prairie Schooner and Beard House. Awards include a Pushcart Prize. Her poems have appeared in Best American Poetry, Asian American Poetry and Poetry 30. She is also the author of Middle Kingdom.
