Leaving Chang'e On Read
Leaving Chang’e on Read is author Jane Shi’s debut chapbook, presenting poems that cover complimentary yet diverse themes. Her pieces tap into troubled family histories, diasporic reflection, identity and self-discovery, and relationships of support. I enjoyed her work because of how it demands a degree of imaginative engagement to digest — not to say that meaning is ‘hidden’ or confusing, rather, poetic language is delivered with an upfront directness that has me stringing together stories behind each line. For example, ‘Rewriting the Last Act of Mountains ...
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