Sanctuary

By Adrienne Su

A collection of heartfelt poems that speak of motherhood, growing older and being the daughter of Chinese immigrants. Written in the shadow of the devastating events of 9/11, these beautifully crafted narrative poems reveal heartfelt insights into the emotional life of a contemporary woman in her late 30s - balancing marriage, motherhood, and career - as well as contemplating her experience as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, for whom ambition is a lower priority than survival.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193314906X
• ISBN13: 9781933149066
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Manic D Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Quiet beauty

Not to be missed, as succinct and lovely as Su's first book. Here is a poet who uses the beauty of our language to elucidate those events in our lives that are often triumphant and tragic. A must-have...

An amazing collection of clever, intuitive, and intelligent poetry drawn from the writings of Adrien

Wryly filled with endearing philosophical metaphor, Sanctuary is an amazing collection of clever, intuitive, and intelligent poetry drawn from the writings of Adrienne Su. Smart. Sanctuary persistently and fluently defines the progressive and independent mind of Su, which itself is utterly thought-provoking and keenly produced with diligent and promiscuous tongue. The First Trimester: Since you haven't told and look the same,/there's plenty of time to adapt to the changes.//Nobody holds open doors. Subway riders/gaze deeply into the face of Ann Landers.//The driver who edges you out in the parking lot/does it again, unashamed, at the checkout.//Bring something back to Customer Service/and get glowered at, a fish your only witness.//Inquire about uncooked eggs in the Caesar/salad, uncoiling the waiter's covert anger.//With drinking pals, order juice or Evian;/prepare to be seen as a budding Puritan.//Before the belly arrives to explain itself,/you have to appear to look out for yourself,//which nobody likes, so when snaps and buttons/begin to resist, you're ready and willing to fatten.