Mitsui's poems contain a family history of immigration to the Pacific Northwest from Japan and the assimilation of American culture over three generations, including the relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II. His vignettes of family life are gems of bittersweet humor and tenacious affection, revealing a deft and earthy poetic charm. Mitsui ranges over many subjects and deals with major themes in language that is spare yet lyrical, expressing historical insight in profoundly moving imagery.
From a Three-Cornered World: New and Selected Poems (Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies)
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Author(s)James Masao Mitsui
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN / ASIN0295975989
ISBN-139780295975986
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Sales Rank2,543,918
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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From a Three-Cornered World presents 60 poems by James Mitsui, 25 of them new. His poetry has, over two decades' time and three previous volumes, asserted a strong and significant voice within the growing tradition of Asian American literature.