“Altar (#3)” from “Broken Chord Sequence”
“Altar (#3)” from “Broken Chord Sequence,” from Rhapsody in Plain Yellow by Marilyn Chin. Copyright © 2002 by Marilyn Chin. Used by permission of W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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Poet Marilyn Chin b. 1955
POET’S REGION U.S., Western
Subjects Living, Death, Sorrow & Grieving, Religion, Buddhism
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Poet Marilyn Chin was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Oregon, in the U.S. Northwest. A noted anthologist, translator and educator as well as a poet and novelist, Chin’s work distills her experiences both as an Asian American and as a politically attuned woman. Her poetry is noted for its direct and often confrontational attitude. “The pains of cultural assimilation infuse her…poems,” wrote Contemporary Women Poets essayist . . .
Poems by Marilyn Chin
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SUBJECT Living, Death, Sorrow & Grieving, Religion, Buddhism
POET’S REGION U.S., Western
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