Another Way to Dance

This anthology includes selected works of some of the most active and dynamic contemporary poets writing in North America. Reflecting to varying degrees sensibilities based on ancestral Asian homelands and on lives in Canada and the United States, the poetry reproduced here is of a wide-ranging appeal and refreshing modernity, depicting a shifting, kaleidoscopic landscape of cultural and spiritual heterogeneity and individual interpretations.

Including poetry by:

Meena Alexander, Agha Shahid Ali, Himani Bannerji, Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Sadhu Binning, Marilyn Chin, Madeline Coopsammy, Rienzi Crusz, Cyril Dabydeen, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Ramabai Espinet, Lakshmi Gill, Kimiko Hahn, Garrett Hongo, Kevin Irie, Sally Ito, May Seung Jew, Surjeet Kalsey, Joy Kogawa, Mina Kumar, Carolyn Lei-Lanilau, Wing Tek Lum, Bhargavi Mandava, David Mura, Suniti Namjoshi, Michael Ondaatje, S Padmanab, Uma Parameswaran, Sasenarine Persaud, Ian Iqbal Rashid, Carol Roh-Spaulding, Gerry Shikatani, Cathy Song, Krisantha Sri Bhaggiyadatta, Suwanda Sugunasiri, Arthur Sze, Nguyen Chi Thien, Asoka Weerasinghe, Rita Wong, Jim Wong-Chu

This new anthology contains some of the most active and dynamic voices of contemporary poetry written by Americans and Canadians of Asian background. Whether these writers live in Hawaii, California, New York, British Columbia or Ontario, their work has a wide-ranging appeal reflecting place and time. Bold, clear imagery and motifs depict a changing North American landscape of cultural and spiritual heterogeneity. Included in this collection are established and new American poets such as Meena Alexander, Agha Shahid Ali, Arthur Sze, Mei-mei Berssubrugge, Marilyn Chin, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Kimiko Hahn, Garrett Hongo, Mina Kumar, Carolyn Lei-Lanilau, Wing Tek Lum, Bhargavi Mandava, David Mura, Carol Roh-Spaulding, Ngyen Chi Thien and Cathy Song along with several stellar Canadian poets.

Poetry Anthology. Asian American Studies. This anthology includes selected works of some of the most active and dynamic contemporary poets writing in North America. Reflecting to varying degrees sensibilities based on ancestral Asian homelands and on lives in Canada and the United States, the poetry reproduced here is of a wide-ranging appeal and refreshing modernity, depicting a shifting, kaleidoscopic landscape of cultural and spiritual heterogeneity and individual interpretations. Includes works by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Marilyn Chin, Chitra Banerjee, Garrett Hongo, Kimiko Hahn, Carolyn Lei-Lanilau, David Mura, Michael Ondaatje, Sasenarine Persaud, and Arthur Sze.