Victoria Chang schrijft met urgentie en visuele kracht, en behandelt vaak de complexe thema's van familie, herinnering en identiteit. Haar poëzie onderzoekt de kwetsbaarheid van het menselijk bestaan met een unieke mix van introspectie en universele resonantie. Chang verweeft vakkundig het intieme en het epische, en biedt lezers een literaire ervaring die diep ontroerend en intellectueel stimulerend is. Haar taal is precies en beeldend, wat haar vestigt als een belangrijke stem in de hedendaagse poëzie.
A new collection of poetry inspired by the work of Agnes Martin, exploring topics of feminism, art, depression, and grief, by the author of the prizewinning collection Obit. The collection also includes some of Victoria's original art.
The breakout collection about grief, loss and living from award-winning Asian American poet Victoria Chang, whose star is rising.
A lover of strict form, best-selling poet Victoria Chang turns to compact Japanese waka, powerfully innovating on tradition while continuing her pursuit of one of life's hardest questions: how to let go. In The Trees Witness Everything, Victoria Chang reinvigorates language by way of concentration, using constraint to illuminate and free the wild interior. Largely composed in various Japanese syllabic forms called 'wakas,' each poem is shaped by pattern and count. This highly original work innovates inside the lineage of great poets including W.S. Merwin, whose poem titles are repurposed as frames and mirrors for the text, stitching past and present in complex dialogue. Chang depicts the smooth, melancholic isolation of the mind while reaching outward to name - with reverence, economy and whimsy - the ache of wanting, the hawk and its shadow, our human urge to hide the minute beneath the light.
Victoria Chang's poetry revives and transforms various literary forms, showcasing her innovative approach to language and expression. Her work engages deeply with themes of identity, memory, and the passage of time, inviting readers to explore the nuances of human experience through her unique voice. Chang's ability to blend the personal with the universal makes her poetry resonate on multiple levels, reflecting a profound understanding of the complexities of life.
In this beautiful novel in verse, a Taiwanese-American girl tries to solve the mystery of her sister's strange illness.