Empty Chairs: Selected Poems
The first publication of the poetry of Liu Xia, wife of the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Liu XiaoboI didn't have a chanceto say a word before you becamea character in the news,everyone looking up to youas I was worn downat the edge of the crowdjust smokingand watching the sky. A new...
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The first publication of the poetry of Liu Xia, wife of the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Liu XiaoboI didn't have a chanceto say a word before you becamea character in the news,everyone looking up to youas I was worn downat the edge of the crowdjust smokingand watching the sky. A new myth, maybe, was formingthere, but the sun was so brightI couldn't see it. --from
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781555977252 (1555977251)
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Cigarettes, birds, household objects. Everything is an inspiration for Liu Xia and her poetry is a tranquility for your senses.