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Even though Asian American literature is enjoying an impressive critical popularity, attention has focused primarily on longer narrative forms such as the novel. And despite the proliferation of a large number of poets of Asian descent in the 20th century, Asian American poetry remains a neglected area of study. Poetry as an elite genre has not reached the level of popularity of the novel or short story, partly due to the difficulties of reading and interpreting poetic texts. The lack of criticism on Asian American poetry speaks to the urgent need for scholarship in this area, since perhaps more than any other genre, poetry most forcefully captures the intense feelings and emotions that Asian Americans have experienced about themselves and their world. This reference book overviews the tremendous cultural contributions of Asian American poets.
Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 48 American poets of Asian descent, most of whom have been active during the latter half of the 20th century. Each entry begins with a short biography, which sometimes includes information drawn from personal interviews. The entries then discuss the poet's major works and themes, including such concerns as family, racism, sexism, identity, language, and politics. A survey of the poet's critical reception follows. In many cases the existing criticism is scant, and the entries offer new readings of neglected works. The entries conclude with bibliographies of primary and secondary texts, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
Contents
Introduction by Guiyou Huang Ai (1947- ) by Nikolas Huot Meena Alexander (1951- ) by Purvi Shah Agha Shahid Ali (1949- ) by Purvi Shah Himani Bannerji (1942- ) by Chandrima Chakraborty Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge (1947- ) by Xiaoping Yen Virginia R. Cerenio (1955- ) by Melinda L. De Jesus G.S. Sharat Chandra (1938-2000) by Keith Lawrence Diana Chang (1934- ) by Eduardo de Almeida Marilyn Mei Ling Chin (1955 ) by Zhou Xiaojing Eric Chock (1950- ) by Rhoda J. Yen Rienzi Crusz (1925- ) by Di Gan Blackburn Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1956- ) by Purvi Shah Jessica Hagedorn (1949- ) by George Uba Kimiko Hahn (1955- ) by Zhou Xiaojing Yukihide Maeshima Hartman (1939- ) by Joe Kraus Sadakichi Hartmann (1867-1944) by Linda Trinh Moser Garrett Hongo (1951- ) by Roy Osamu Kamada Lawson Fusao Inada (1938- ) by Gayle K. Sato Lonny Kaneko (1939- ) by Tamiko Nimura Myung Mi Kim (1957- ) by James Kyung-Jim Lee Juliet Sanae Kono (1943- ) by Nikolas Huot Lydia Kwa (1959- ) by Gaik Cheng Khoo Alan Chong Lau (1948- ) by Brian Komei Dempster Carolyn Lau (1946- ) by Rowena Tomaneng Matsunari Evelyn Lau (1971- ) by Nikolas Huot Le Thi Diem Thuy (1972- ) by Melinda L. De Jesus Li-Young Lee (1957- ) by Wenying Xu Shirley Geok-Lin Lim (1944- ) by Nina Morgan Fatima Lim-Wilson (1961- ) by Bill Clem Wing Tek Lum (1946- ) by Lavonne Leong Pat Matsueda (1952- ) by Lavonne Leong Janice Mirikitani (1941- ) by Tamiko Nimura David Mura (1952- ) by Roy Osamu Kamada Tran Thi Nga (1927- ) by Michael Janette Yone Noguchi (1875-1947) by Edward Marx Uma Parameswaran (1938- ) by Di Gan Blackburn Albert Saijo (1926- ) by Lavonne Leong Cathy Song (1955- ) by Gayle K. Sato Toyo Suyemoto (1916- ) by Robert Hayashi Arthur Sze (1950- ) by Zhou Xiaojing Jose Garcia Villa (1908-1997) by Roc'o G. Davis Nanying Stella Wong (1914- ) by Shawn Holliday Nellie Wong (1934- ) by Ernest J. Smith Rita Wong (1968- ) by Gaik Cheng Khoo Merle Woo (1941- ) by Su-ching Huang Mitsuye (May) Yamada (1923- ) by Di Gan Blackburn Lois-Ann Yamanak (1961- ) by Peter E. Morgan John Yau (1950- ) by Zhou Xiaojing Selected Bibliography Index
