Red Thread: Poems
Teresa Mei Chuc, a native of Vietnam, escaped with her family to the United States when she was two. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College and teaches English. Her poems have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. She lives with her three children in Southern California."An opportunity in America is not to be squandered. "Red Thread" is a collection of poetry from Vietnamese immigrant Teresa Mei Chuc as she shares her experiences seeking asylum after the war and through her poetry, she speaks on the unique blend of memory and culture. "Red Thread" has plenty to ponder, a fine assortment of verse. "When I First Saw Daddy": he was like an Egyptian cat;/skinny, foraging, and stern,/just released form a Vietcong prison./He told us he hated the color red./Sixteen years later,/he wears a red sweatshirt and smiles./The pin tip opening in his heart enough/to let in a driblet of red." -James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, The Midwest Book Review