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Acknowledgments The author gratefully acknowledges permissions granted by the following authors and publishers. Marilyn Chin, Dwarf Bamboo (Greenfield, NY: Greenfield Review Press, 1987), copyright © by Marilyn Chin, used by permission of Marilyn Chin. The Phoenix Gone, The Terrace Empty (Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1994), copyright © by Marilyn Chin, used by permission of Milkweed Editions. “Blue on Yellow” from Rhapsody in Plain Yellow (New York: Norton, 2002), copyright © 2002 by Marilyn Chin, used by permission of Marilyn Chin and W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. Kimiko Hahn, Air Pocket (Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 1989), copyright 1989 by Kimiko Hahn, used by permission of Kimiko Hahn. Earshot (Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 1992), copyright © by Kimiko Hahn, used by permission of Kimiko Hahn. The Unbearable Heart (New York: Kaya Production, 1995), copyright © by Kimiko Hahn, used by permission of Kimiko Hahn. Mosquito and Ant: Poems (New York: Norton, 1999), copyright © by Kimiko Hahn, used by permission of Kimiko Hahn and W. W. Norton and Company , Inc. Myung Mi Kim, Under Flag (Berkeley: Kelsey Street Press, 1991), copyright © by Myung Mi Kim, used by permission of Myung Mi Kim and Kelsey Street Press. The Bounty (Minneapolis: Chax Press, 1996), copyright © by Myung Mi Kim, used by permission of Myung Mi Kim and Chax Press. Dura (Los Angeles: Sun and Moon Press, 1998), copyright © by Myung Mi Kim, used by permission of Myung Mi Kim. Commons (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002), copyright by Myung Mi Kim, used by permission of Myung Mi Kim and the University of California Press. Li-Young Lee, Rose (Brockport, NY: BOA Editions, 1986), copyright © by Li-Young Lee, used by permission of Li-Young Lee and BOA Editions. The City in Which I Love You (Brockport, NY: BOA Edi- tions, 1990), copyright © by Li-Young Lee, used by permission of LiYoung Lee and BOA Editions. Timothy Liu, Say Goodnight (Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 1998), copyright © by Timothy Liu, used by permission of Timothy Liu and Copper Canyon Press. Vox Angelica (Cambridge, MA: Alice James Books, 1992), copyright © by Timothy Liu, used by permission of Timothy Liu. Burnt Offerings (Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 1995), copyright © by Timothy Liu, used by permission of Timothy Liu and Copper Canyon Press. Hard Evidence (Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 2001), copyright © by Timothy Liu, used by permission of Timothy Liu and Copper Canyon Press. David Mura, After We Lost Our Way (New York: Dutton, 1989), copyright © by David Mura, used by permission of David Mura. The Colors of Desire (New York: Anchor, 1995), copyright © by David Mura, used by permission of David Mura. John Yau, Radiant Silhouette: New and Selected Work, 1974–1988 (Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1989), copyright © by John Yau, used by permission of John Yau. Edificio Sayonara (Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1992), copyright © by John Yau, used by permission of John Yau. Forbidden Entries (Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1996), copyright © by John Yau, used by permission of John Yau. Borrowed Love Poems (New York: Penguin, 2002), copyright © by John Yau, used by permission of John Yau. I am deeply grateful to Li-Young Lee, Marilyn Chin, David Mura, Kimiko Hahn, Timothy Liu, John Yau, and Myung Mi Kim for taking the time to discuss their writings with me and to respond to my reading of their poems. I wish to thank Esther Iwanaga for indexing this book against a pressing deadline at the peak of the academic year. A small grant from the Provost’s Office of University of the Pacific helped in getting the book manuscript to the printer in time. x | | | Li-Young Lee ...

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