Book Review: Loop of JadePosted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Book/Video Reviews, Media Archive on 2016-07-12 03:17Z by Steven |
Never Imitate: Trying to avoid society’s pigeonholes
2016-07-11
Loop of Jade, by Sarah Howe, is the author’s debut poetry collection. It includes explorations of family, history, migration and inheritance. Within each work is an inherent restlessness tinged with longing. History, fable, Chinese culture, and modern life are skilfully woven together.
“Something sets us looking for a place. Old stories tell that if we could only get there, all distances would be erased.”
Howe was born in Hong Kong to an English father and Chinese mother, moving to England as a child. Her experience of living with dual roots seeps through…
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