Skirt Full of Black

By Sun Yung Shin

Book Overview

A remarkable debut exploring the Korean adoptee experience and expanding linguistic boundaries through lyric collage.

In her debut collection, Sun Yung Shin employs the techniques of investigative poetry and collage to craft a nuanced, unique language for navigating the politics of gender, ethnicity, and identity. As she spins new myths from Christian and Buddhist traditions and bestows new connotations upon the characters of the Korean alphabet, she gives voice to the spiritual and cultural hunger of those caught between two worlds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156689199X
• ISBN13: 9781566891998
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"