num_pages: 181
description: Michiyo Fukaya, a Japanese-American lesbian poet and activist, was also a single mother of a mixed-race daughter, living on welfare, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual assault, and a woman of color in an all white environment. This collection portrays her life and that of a concerned lesbian community which was deeply affected by her presence. Edited by L. Shervington and Winner of Best of Small Press.
language: English
title: A Fire Is Burning It Is in Me: The Life and Writings of Michiyo Fukaya
titlecomplete: A Fire Is Burning It Is in Me: The Life and Writings of Michiyo Fukaya
genres: Queer, Japan, Memoir, Disability, LGBT, Poetry, Lesbian
ratings_count: 12
publisher: New Victoria Publishers