Split

by Kathy Linh Che

A breath-taking collection by a US poet, born in Vietnam. The book opens with her rape as a child by her cousin, a rape which continued for many years. That narrative of violence is placed in the context of poems about Vietnam and moving depictions of each of her parents at their workplaces in the U.S.

87 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

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[Faith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A breath-taking collection by a US poet, born in Vietnam. The book opens with her rape as a child by her cousin, a rape which continued for many years. That narrative of violence is placed in the context of poems about Vietnam and moving depictions of each of her parents at their workplaces in the U.S. and told in clear quiet language, mostly in short stanzas, with an occasional prose poem.