| Of
Flesh & Spirit
Reviews
Lewis Warsh:
"A cultural treasure, a heroic person, and the first great poet of the new millennium."
International Examiner:
"Of Flesh & Spirit is an impassioned treatise, a roar, an introductory Chinese linguistics lesson, and an autobiography."
Asian Reporter:
"Brutally honest, surprisingly droll, incisively clever poems."
Detroit Metro Times:
"Wang's poems play with form and structures, developing an affinity for a hybrid text where prose loops in and out of the lyric, striking an enticing pose. . . . Long, prosy, first-person narratives alternate with elegant couplets, modern haiku or jagged-line stanzas which are highly imagistic, in stark relief against the main themes of loss and memory, childhood and endurance."
Pitch Weekly:
"Subtle, clear and intensely personal poems of great power . . . demonstrate [Wang's] ability to focus her talent as a short story writer in poetic form."
Eclectica:
"Thrillingly unique."
American Poet:
"In this, her debut collection of poetry, Wang Ping adopts a highly personal tone to explore the internal process of struggle, highlighting moments of ecstasy throughout."
Crab Orchard Review:
"Often remarkable, searing in its unflinching eye on the matters at hand."
Lyn Hejinian:
"The enormous pleasure that one derives from reading this beautiful book should not distract one from the complex and serious undertaking that it is . . . remarkable. This book is wonderful."
Arthur Sze:
"Wang Ping's poems are notable for their incisive images and psychological acuity. Of Flesh & Spirit journeys from China to America and weaves passion and memoir into a shining loop."
Anne Waldman:
"Riveting, confessional, fierce poetry. Wang Ping makes her singular way with passion and vigor. She explodes the safe boundaries of culture, gender, and female sexuality. These meditations reveal the incongruities between Byzantine bureaucracy and the needs of a free spirit."
Juliana Chang, Quiet Fire: Anthology of Asian American Poetry 1892-1970:
"By turns meditative, wryly observant, bewildered, and satirical . . . Wang considers how the use of language—proverbs, names, curses—affects women, and presents us with compelling portraits of female survivors. The Chinese female ancestor is strongly felt in these writings."
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