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Summary Loop of Jade ñ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2015There is a Chinese proverb that says ‘It is profitable to raise geese than daughters’ But geese like daughters know the obligation to return home In her exuisite. One of my favorite poetry books read this year This debut collection has been nominated for the Forward and TS Eliot poetry prizes Born in Hong Kong and raised in England Howe has a Chinese mother and English father Several long poems are based on her own travels in China as well as her mother s memories My heart is bounded by a scallop shell this strange pilgrimage to home from Crossing from Guangdong She also reflects on her biracial identity A personal Babel a muddle A Mendel Some words die out while others survive Crossbreed Half caste uadroon A long multi part poem is based on the classifications of animals in Jorge Luis Borges s fictional Chinese encyclopedia The Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge from The Analytical Language of John Wilkins I enjoyed the interesting variety of page layout and stanza length some poems are dense text blocks while others have only two or three words to a line
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Summary Loop of Jade ñ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB First collection Sarah Howe explores a dual heritage journeying back to Hong Kong in search of her rootsWith extraordinary range and power the poems build into a meditation on hybridity intermarriage and love – what meaning we. This was fantastic Brilliant poems just outright beautiful imagery I d recommend this to any poetry lovers Definitely worth the TS Eliot prize
Summary º PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB ↠ Sarah Howe
Summary Loop of Jade ñ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB Find in the world in art and in each other Crossing the bounds of time race and language this is an enthralling exploration of self and place of migration and inheritance and introduces an unmistakable new voice in British poetr. Absolutely loved this one The poems are as alien and haunting as they are mesmerizing and beautiful I got completely lost in Howe s world More please