Six Rivers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781935520467)

Jenna Le's debut book is a meditation on love and life, as refracted through the waters of six rivers, ranging from the mighty Mississippi River to the gloomy River Styx. Inspired by her experiences as a Vietnamese-American woman who earned a degree in mathematics before becoming a physician, these poems are sometimes autobiographical, sometimes based on flights of imagination. Peopled by a diverse array of characters drawn from the pages of history and mythology (including the computer programmer Ada Lovelace and the sculptor Louise Bourgeois), and displaying familiarity with a broad gamut of forms ranging from the European sonnet to the Asian haibun, this sensual and often funny book introduces a strong, original new voice in poetry.

Author: Jenna Le
ISBN-10: 1935520466
ISBN-13: 9781935520467
Publisher: NYQ Books
Language: English
Published: 08/21/2011
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.19d