My Name Will Grow Wide Like a Tree: Selected Poems by Yi Lei

My Name Will Grow Wide Like a Tree: Selected Poems

Yi Lei with Changtai Bi (Translator), Tracy K. Smith (Translator)

192 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction poetry informative reflective slow-paced
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One of China’s most significant contemporary poets, co-translated by former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. SmithYi Lei published her poem “A Single Woman’s Bedroom” in 1987, when cohabitation before marriage was a punishable crime in China. She was met...

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Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 81%
challenging 18%
dark 12%
informative 12%
relaxing 12%
sad 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%

Pace

medium 85%
fast 7%
slow 7%

Average rating

3.96

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