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Rose (New Poets of America) Kindle Edition

by Li-Young Lee (Author), Gerald Stern (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 153 ratings
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Table of Contents

I.
Epistle
The Gift
Persimmons
The Weight Of Sweetness
From Blossoms
Dreaming Of Hair
Early In The Morning
Water
Falling: The Code
Nocturne
My Indigo
Irises
Eating Alone

II.
Always A Rose

III.
Eating Together
I Ask My Mother To Sing
Ash, Snow, Or Moonlight
The Life
The Weepers
Braiding
Rain Diary
My Sleeping Loved Ones
Mnemonic
Between Seasons
Visions And Interpretations
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  1. ISBN-13
    978-0918526533
  2. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  3. Publisher
    BOA Editions Ltd.
  4. Publication date
    December 20, 2013
  5. Language
    English
  6. File size
    400 KB
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Editorial Reviews

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In this outstanding first book of poems, Lee is unafraid to show emotion, especially when writing about his father or his wife. "But there is wisdom/ in the hour in which a boy/ sits in his room listening," says the first poem, and Lee's silent willingness to step outside himself imbues Rose with a rare sensitivity. The images Lee findssuch as the rose and the appleare repeated throughout the book, crossing over from his father's China to his own America. Every word becomes transformative, as even his father's blindness and death can become beautiful. There is a strong enough technique here to make these poems of interest to an academic audience and enough originality to stun readers who demand alternative style and subject matter. Rochelle Ratner, formerly Poetry Editor, "Soho Weekly News," New York
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“Tomson Highway has been a groundbreaking foundational dramatist―the inaugural voice of a generation of First Nations playwrights in Canada.”
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GW5FGQ0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ BOA Editions Ltd. (December 20, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 20, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 400 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 71 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 153 ratings

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Li-Young Lee

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Li-Young Lee is the author of four collections of poetry, three from BOA Editions: Book of My Nights (2001), which won the 2002 William Carlos Williams Award; The City in Which I Love You (1990), which was the 1990 Lamont Poetry Selection; and Rose (1986) which won the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Poetry Award. His other work includes Breaking the Alabaster Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee (BOA, 2006), a collection of twelve interviews with Lee at various stages of his artistic development; and The Winged Seed: A Remembrance (Simon & Schuster, 1995), a memoir which received an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. A second edition of The Winged Seed: A Remembrance was published by BOA in 2013 which included a new forward by the author.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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A bit messed up
Came crinkled up thats very disappointing for a nice poetry book I'd like to enjoy. Considering returning or exchanging if I knew I'd get one exactly tomorrow.
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Kim Sisto Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Gorgeous!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2004
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Kafka said... "We ought to only read books that stab us."
Li-Young Lee has stabbed me with "Rose." In these beautifully crafted poems, he has interlaced the past and the present, his Chinese heritage, mother, father, wife...but Oh, his father is so very present.
Reading Lee's poetry is like soaking in a warm bath, having a lovely dream, remembering something beautiful. The language dripped inside my ears and at times moved me to tears...
His memories about hair...
'The scent of it, hair falling against his face, his skin, brushing it,combing it, braiding it,unbraiding it, hair spilling over, her autumn hair, and finally, caught in his
mother's hair.
I love these imagages. I love Li-Young Lee for stabbing me in the heart and making me feel.
"In my dream I fly
past summers and moths,
to the thistle
caught in my mother's hair, the purple one
I touched and bled for,
to myself at three, sleeping
beside her, waking with her hair in my mouth." -Li-Young Lee-
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Eric Lodge
5.0 out of 5 stars Li-Young Lee is stunning With Rose
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2022
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This collection of poems are a precise journey to sweet ends which bind us all as human beings. I highly recommend his work.
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doc peterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2008
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Li-Young Lee's poems are powerful, beautiful and speak to the humanity in all of us. I marvel at his command of language, the artists eye with which he sees the world, and his ability to share these with the reader. Writing about the mundane, such as his wife's hair or a bag of peaches, memories of his father, or reminisences of being an immigrant, in each poem is a work of art. I strongly recommend this collection of poetry, especially for those who who have read little (or none) poetry - these poems are simple, beautiful and striking - a magnificent collection.
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Jin
4.0 out of 5 stars Moving
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2014
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The love to his father. Very moving poems. Needs readers to investigate more to the stories to understand his feelings. I like it.
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Stuart Forrest
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense Clarity and Skill
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2019
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Li-Young Lee's (Lǐ Lìyáng) clarity and skill is emotionally penetrating. His word choice, images, and style makes me feel as though I've experienced the events and feelings he writes about. He has a skill of deliberately embedding a 'silence' that the reader must fill with their own voice. As a result, the reader experiences and 'owns' the poem intimately.
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Gabriel Sperry
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017
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Embracing the words, the family, the father tenderly leads me to pause and reflect on my own life. I find great energy in reading his poems and sharing his thoughts and drinking them in. Thank you for this gift.
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E. Holden
5.0 out of 5 stars One of MY Most Favorite Poets Writing Today
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014
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I love this book. Li-Young Lee's poems are so tender, so touching. I feel lifted and soothed when I read his work. His world is a gentle world, and he approaches it with devotion and a spirit of gratitude. I have no doubt that any reader who discovers him will feel just this way.
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Christa M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great poems
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2020
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The book is great. Read Li Young Lee in school and loved it.
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otoniel costa neto
3.0 out of 5 stars Pensei que era um poeta melhor
Reviewed in Brazil on December 2, 2019
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me decepcionei um pouco
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斉藤聖
5.0 out of 5 stars Some had me in tears for the gratitude towards my family
Reviewed in Japan on February 24, 2022
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I was introduced to Li-Young Lee from a podcast and decided to get a copy. Some of the poems resonated with me and reflect about my current family relationship.
Although it's an extremely short book, I can say with content that the wilted rose on the cover illustrates the poems you'll discover.
I would definitely recommend this book.
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