Jenna Le's debut book is a meditation on love and life, as refracted through the waters of six rivers, ranging from the mighty Mississippi River to the gloomy River Styx. Inspired by her experiences as a Vietnamese-American woman who earned a degree in mathematics before becoming a physician, these poems are sometimes autobiographical, sometimes based on flights of imagination. Peopled by a diverse array of characters drawn from the pages of history and mythology (including the computer programmer Ada Lovelace and the sculptor Louise Bourgeois), and displaying familiarity with a broad gamut of forms ranging from the European sonnet to the Asian haibun, this sensual and often funny book introduces a strong, original new voice in poetry.
| Author: Jenna Le |
| Publisher: NYQ Books |
| Publication Date: Aug 21, 2011 |
| Number of Pages: 80 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1935520466 |
| ISBN-13: 9781935520467 |
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