The Ruined Elegance
Subtitle: Poems
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: Sep 29, 2015
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9780691167695
Description: In her new collection, Fiona Sze-Lorrain offers a nuanced yet dynamic vision of humanity marked by perils, surprises, and the transcendence of a "ruined elegance." Through an intercultural journey that traces lives, encounters, exiles, and memories from France, America, and Asia, the poet explores a rich array of historical and literary allusions to European masters, Asian sources, and American influences. With candor and humor, each lyrical foray is sensitive to silence and experience: "I want to honor / the invisible. I'll use the fog to see white peaches."
Notes: Source title: The Ruined Elegance: Poems (Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets)