Foreign Wife Elegy
Poems by Yuko Taniguchi

"Taniguchi's poems are fresh and original, and in the solitude that comes from marrying outside her culture, she has found a firm ground on which to make her new home." —Library Journal

In this debut collection, Yuko Taniguchi weaves a compelling personal history into poems that bridge the gap between her Japanese ancestry and Midwestern present. While bearing witness to the compassion of nurses, the hardships of injury and illness, and the solitude brought on by marrying outside one's culture, Taniguchi's words become a haven for human frailties and peaceful reflection, offering solace in an ocean of displacement.

Also by this author:

• The Ocean in the Closet