{"product_id":"sanctuary-paperback-6","title":"Sanctuary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrienne Su\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Su negotiates the mercurial new world of cultural commingling in witty, formally assured poems--often in elegantly accomplished forms which themselves add to the layering of cultural reference.--Mark Doty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the shadow of the devastating events of 9\/11, these beautifully crafted narrative poems reveal heartfelt insights into the emotional life of a contemporary woman in her late thirties--balancing marriage, motherhood, and career--as well as contemplating her experience as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, for whom ambition is a lower priority than survival. While many of these poems are about being a mother (\"With Children\"), \u003ci\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e is also about being the child of a mother (\"Escape from the Old Country\"). In measured lines that are often humorous (\"Asian Driver: The Sestina\"), Su explores the risks that an individual can and can't take as a member of any community: a neighborhood, a family, a racial group, a gender, a parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrienne Su\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1967 and raised in Atlanta. She received her AB from Harvard and an MFA from the University of Virginia. Her essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeard House\u003c\/i\u003e. Her awards include a Pushcart Prize, as well as residencies at Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsian American Poetry: The Next Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoetry 30: Thirtysomething American Thirtysomething Poets\u003c\/i\u003e. Su teaches at Dickinson College. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMiddle Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e (Alice James Books, 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrienne Su was born in 1967 and raised in Atlanta. She received her A.B. from Harvard, and an M.F.A. from the University of Virginia. Awards include a Pushcart Prize as well as residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell. Adrienne teaches at Dickinson College. She is the author of Middle Kingdom (Alice James) and Sanctuary (Manic D).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.48 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700558499903,"sku":"9781933149066","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/700b35b1ff6ce138ffa15abd3bdd0f0f.webp?v=1765017230","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/sanctuary-paperback-6","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}