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Pulling a Dragon's Teeth

English · Paperback / Softback

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There is a proverb in China "hu kou ba ya, literally "pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth," used to describe any extremely difficult task. When Shao Wei first arrived in the United States at age thirty-one, her desire to write poems in English seemed almost impossible. "Pulling a Dragon's Teeth, a first stop on the successful journey toward that goal, is filled with the rhythms and visions of this exciting young poet. Shuttling between her childhood in a small mountain city on the shores of the Yangtze River (soon to be flooded by the Three Gorges Dam Project) and adulthood in Manhattan, Shao Wei captures the pains and joys of tradition and displacement familiar to any immigrant. Blending fairy tales, New York images, family stories, and the universal rites of passage associated with growing up, she paints a vibrant canvas of passion and imagination.


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Shao Wei teaches English composition at the College of New Rochelle, Rosa Parks Campus, and Chinese at the China Institute, both in New York City. Her poems have appeared in such journals as Parnassus and Crab Orchard Review, as well as in Asia and Europe. The recipient of numerous honors, she is the author of NineSongs, Females, a poetry collection published in Chinese, and Culture Bird: Looking for Myself in New York, a work of nonfiction.

Summary

There is a proverb in China, "pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth", used to describe any extremely difficult task. When Shao Wei arrived in America aged 31, her desire to write poems in English seemed equally challenging. This volume covers her experiences and the pains and joys of displacement.

Product details

Authors Wei Shao, Shao Wei
Publisher University Of Pittsburgh Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 07.12.2003
 
EAN 9780822958352
ISBN 978-0-8229-5835-2
No. of pages 65
Dimensions 160 mm x 215 mm x 6 mm
Weight 136 g
Series Pitt Poetry (Paperback)
Pitt Poetry Series
Pitt Poetry (Paperback)
Pitt Poetry
Pitt Poetry Series
Subject Fiction > Poetry, drama

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