Why Is the Edge Always Windy?

by LAN Mong and Mng-Lan

Book Overview

Poetry. Asian Studies. Poet and visual artist Mong-Lan's debut collection, Song of the Cicadas, won the 2000 Juniper Prize. This new collection of poetry moves from Saigon to New York to Paris,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932195289
• ISBN13: 9781932195286
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Tupelo Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Thought-Provoking Beautiful Book--Must Have

This is a wonderful book of poems and I highly recommend it. Mong-Lan's writing may be described as writing of the Vietnamese diaspora, a generation that left Vietnam during the mid-70's, but it is so much more than this. Her subject matter is far ranging, from Vietnam to Houston to New York City to La Vigny (Switzerland) to Phnom Penh to the desert of Arizona. Her language is taut and spare, but at times quiet, pensive, but lush and dramatic. She is not afraid to explore 9-11 or the insanity of love. She has an artist's sensibility and an unerring musician's ear. A rare bonus is that her beautiful drawings and calligraphy are also included in this fine book. Hooray!