Breaking the Alabaster Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee

by Li-Young Lee

Twelve extensive interviews covering twenty years of aesthetic and spiritual insights from a beloved American poet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929918828
• ISBN13: 9781929918829
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: BOA Editions
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

feel the voice

Great poetry by an excellent poet.Let it wash over you as you read it....you will be cleansed and energized.

Get a little close into Lee's workings

The interviews here span a good period of time, so there is some repetition of material, but there is also some great insight into Lee's working process and work. It's a good gateway into some of his poems, and if you want to get to know one of poetry's modern masters, this is one way to go about doing it.

A true poetic genius and visionary

I've collected interviews with Li-Young Lee and attended two of his workshops in the last seven years and this book is the culmination of his poetic strategies, efforts, and vision. I was hoping to see the interviews I've enjoyed reading in this book and WAS NOT disappointed. If anything, this book shows I'm not the only one who has enjoyed Lee's voice and positive attitudes about writing poetry. If you love his work, or wish to read about poetry and its relationship to the universe/God, this is a wonderful introduction and insight to Lee's vision.