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Iron Goddess of Mercy
by Larissa Lai
Rather than a set of poems, Iron Goddess of Mercy is one poem. Written in strongly syllabic long-form epistolary, breaking into stark haiku, it is a smart cutting, imaginative rush, breaking political and spiritual, while ranting both love and curses, steady and passionate.
From the synopsis it says, "Inspired by the tumultuous history of Hong Kong, from Japanese and British occupations to the ongoing pro-democracy protests, the poem interrogates the complicated notion of identity, offering a prism through which the term 'Asian' can be understood to make sense of a complex set of relations"
Iron Goddess of Mercy is named from a tea, the gift of bodhisattva Guan Yin. Like the drink for which it was named, the book steeps and steams, fragrant and burning, bringing life to the corners of the fragile heart.
For any lover of poetry, here is one poet whose voice you will rush to return to.
From the synopsis it says, "Inspired by the tumultuous history of Hong Kong, from Japanese and British occupations to the ongoing pro-democracy protests, the poem interrogates the complicated notion of identity, offering a prism through which the term 'Asian' can be understood to make sense of a complex set of relations"
Iron Goddess of Mercy is named from a tea, the gift of bodhisattva Guan Yin. Like the drink for which it was named, the book steeps and steams, fragrant and burning, bringing life to the corners of the fragile heart.
For any lover of poetry, here is one poet whose voice you will rush to return to.