Synopses & Reviews
Kimiko Hahn's poetry explores the interplay'"and tensions'"among her various identities: mother, lover, wife, poet, and daughter of both the Midwest and Asia. However astonishing her subjects'"from sideshow freaks to sadomasochistic fantasy'"they ultimately emerge in this startling collection as moving images of the deepest levels of our shared humanity. "Love and betrayal, hatred and fidelity all combine in these poems which take us into the dark woods of our own psyche."'"Ai
Synopsis
Kimiko Hahn's poetry explores the interplay--and tensions--among her various identities: mother, lover, wife, poet, and daughter of both the Midwest and Asia. However astonishing her subjects--from sideshow freaks to sadomasochistic fantasy--they ultimately emerge in this startling collection as moving images of the deepest levels of our shared humanity. "Love and betrayal, hatred and fidelity all combine in these poems which take us into the dark woods of our own psyche."--Ai
Synopsis
Kimiko Hahn's Poetry explores the interplay -- and tensions -- among her various identities: mother, lover, wife, poet, and daughter of both the Midwest and Asia. However astonishing her subjects -- from sideshow freaks to sadomasochistic fantasy -- they ultimately emerge in this startling collection as moving images of the deepest levels of our shared humanity.
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"Kimiko Hahn stands as a welcome voice of experimentation and passion."--
About the Author
Kimiko Hahn is the author of eight previous books of poetry, including, most recently, Toxic Flora. She has won an American Book Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Theodore Roethke Award, and a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award. She lives in New York and teaches at Queens College, City University of New York.