num_pages: 79
description: This long-awaited collection of poetry includes"Aerogrammes," an account of the author's journeyto the Chinese homeland; "In the Country ofDreams and Dust," featuring male and femalevoices in sixteen sections; and "Unfolding Flowers, Matchless Flames," a meditation on the L.A. riots from a Buddhist perspective. Jessica Hagedorn characterizes Leong's work as "eloquent and mystical"; Ishmael Reed has called it "a breakthrough for the poetry of Diaspora."
language: English
title: The Country of Dreams and Dust
titlecomplete: The Country of Dreams and Dust
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 12
publisher: West End Press