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sasha_han's review
5.0
some short favourites moving forward
as I struggle to reconnect with my body & community
--
the magician growing bean sprouts
making baby soft breaking beancurd
listening to the tinkle of sugar
in chrysanthemum tea
we tasted the roast pork buns
looking for the right one
--
If it is true that you are what you
eat then I am many souls, many flavors
and essences. Ginger root, salty balls,
beancurd, salted fish, mushrooms of
immortality, winter melon, western
melon . . . Drinking tea is drinking
nature itself. Leaves, twigs and the
discovery of a field of chrysanthemums
in a teapot.
as I struggle to reconnect with my body & community
--
the magician growing bean sprouts
making baby soft breaking beancurd
listening to the tinkle of sugar
in chrysanthemum tea
we tasted the roast pork buns
looking for the right one
--
If it is true that you are what you
eat then I am many souls, many flavors
and essences. Ginger root, salty balls,
beancurd, salted fish, mushrooms of
immortality, winter melon, western
melon . . . Drinking tea is drinking
nature itself. Leaves, twigs and the
discovery of a field of chrysanthemums
in a teapot.
lexielucas101's review
4.0
Crazy Melon follows the poet's thoughts and ideas about living in Chinatown in the 60s, subjects include sexual harassment and racism but also include factory work, cultural influences like her mom, and her daily life
Chinese Apple follows themes about Chinese roots and has an overall positive theme
While I enjoyed Crazy Melon and thought it was tied together really well, I loved the Chinese apple section. Both are stylistically appealing, with strong imagery, and have themes that are well thought out and flow nicely.
Good for beginner poetry readers as well as people used to reading poetry :)
Chinese Apple follows themes about Chinese roots and has an overall positive theme
While I enjoyed Crazy Melon and thought it was tied together really well, I loved the Chinese apple section. Both are stylistically appealing, with strong imagery, and have themes that are well thought out and flow nicely.
Good for beginner poetry readers as well as people used to reading poetry :)
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