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by Li-Young Lee (Author)
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In this outstanding first book of poems, Lee is unafraid to show emotion, especially when writing about his father or his wife. "But there is wisdom/ in the hour in which a boy/ sits in his room listening," says the first poem, and Lee's silent willingness to step outside himself imbues Rose with a rare sensitivity. The images Lee findssuch as the rose and the appleare repeated throughout the book, crossing over from his father's China to his own America. Every word becomes transformative, as even his father's blindness and death can become beautiful. There is a strong enough technique here to make these poems of interest to an academic audience and enough originality to stun readers who demand alternative style and subject matter. Rochelle Ratner, formerly Poetry Editor, "Soho Weekly News," New York
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Table of Contents

I.
Epistle
The Gift
Persimmons
The Weight Of Sweetness
From Blossoms
Dreaming Of Hair
Early In The Morning
Water
Falling: The Code
Nocturne
My Indigo
Irises
Eating Alone

II.
Always A Rose

III.
Eating Together
I Ask My Mother To Sing
Ash, Snow, Or Moonlight
The Life
The Weepers
Braiding
Rain Diary
My Sleeping Loved Ones
Mnemonic
Between Seasons
Visions And Interpretations
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Gorgeous!, Feb 27 2004
By Kim Robinson "siammuse" (Duluth, MN. United States) - See all my reviews
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Kafka said... "We ought to only read books that stab us."

Li-Young Lee has stabbed me with "Rose." In these beautifully crafted poems, he has interlaced the past and the present, his Chinese heritage, mother, father, wife...but Oh, his father is so very present.

Reading Lee's poetry is like soaking in a warm bath, having a lovely dream, remembering something beautiful. The language dripped inside my ears and at times moved me to tears...

His memories about hair...

'The scent of it, hair falling against his face, his skin, brushing it,combing it, braiding it,unbraiding it, hair spilling over, her autumn hair, and finally, caught in his
mother's hair.

I love these imagages. I love Li-Young Lee for stabbing me in the heart and making me feel.

"In my dream I fly
past summers and moths,
to the thistle
caught in my mother's hair, the purple one
I touched and bled for,
to myself at three, sleeping
beside her, waking with her hair in my mouth." -Li-Young Lee-

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4.0 out of 5 stars Always fresh, Nov 24 2003
By Oleg Mustiazza (Hayward, CA USA) - See all my reviews
"Rose" came to me through a friend and served as an acquaintance with modern American poetry. After reading only a few poems I was done discovering Li-Young Lee as a modern poet and soon he began emerging more as a wise man, an undisguised human, a feeler from the soul and writer of essence.

To captivate me, Li-Young Lee only needs to be ingenuous and precise; he does not distract with stray color and ornament. The display of balance between logic and supposition, desire and pain, abstract and concrete makes Lee a sort of a scientist in his own way. In "Rose" he illuminates the ways of his world from the most unsuspected angles, producing most genuine perceptions for my indulgence.

Even though I understand that the sad events in his life inspire him best, I'm only selfish when I wish his poetry acknowledged them as elements that he's made of and cherished more the brighter side of what he has become despite/because of them. Hmm, I'll ask my friend...

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4.0 out of 5 stars lee is one of the contemporary greats, Mar 11 2002
This is the first collection of one of contemporary poetry's great poets, Li-Young Lee. He does not disappoint. The poems have great images and a wonderful use of language. There are some beautiful passages in this collection. The rose is prominent throughout (and the long poem in the second section is about roses) both in the traditional meaning, but more in a different way to look at it. The other prominent figure is the father. The collection seems to be working through the myth, the reality of the hero-figure that is the father. Great work here that you can return to time and again and find something new.
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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best living poets, sublime writing
Mr Lee is one of my favorite poets, period. The Rose is a wonderful collection, and I think I like it a tiny bit better than The City In Which I Loved You. The way that Mr. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2001 by Rebecca Lowell

5.0 out of 5 stars Lee's quiet precision is powerful poetry
Like a child who possesses a sensual, adult relationship with the world, Li-Young Lee radiates with an open gentleness and delicate sensitivity that seems, at times, almost too... Read more
Published on Dec 8 1999 by David P. Ryan

5.0 out of 5 stars He provokes my deepest emotions with his fantastic poetry.
The poetry contained in this book is like no other. Mr. Lee shows his deepest feeelings on these pages, and in turn, brings out my true feelings as well. Read more
Published on April 17 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Li-Young Lee uses imagery to evoke emotion.
Li-Young Lee works as a commercial artist, and in his poetry, he paints masterful pictures in the readers mind. Read more
Published on Dec 10 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best poets today capturing the struggle of living
Li-Young Lee's poetry is lucid in the way he captures the details of living with accuracy and tenderness, it moves the reader to awe. Read more
Published on Nov 26 1996

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