Nonfiction / Poetry
96 pages
5 Stars
Before I was 2/3 of the way through, I'd ordered a copy of
this book for my sister. I considered lending her mine, but was afraid I'd not
get it back before I wanted to read it again.
The poems are divided into four sections—Family Pictures, In
an American Landscape, Every Woman, and Returning to the Land of Gold. Like
Zen, the poems are simple, and elegant, and will both cause and allow you to
think on them long after you put the book down.
Ms. Mori writes about her time growing up in Japan, about
her time in the US, and about going back home to visit. I can't tell you which
are my favorites unless I listed about half the contents. But I can tell you
the last poem, the title poem, Fallout, will haunt me forever for its beauty
and its horror and my tears.
A most welcome addition to my bookshelf. It is everything a
book of poetry should be.
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