Peach State: Poems

Peach State has its origins in Atlanta, Georgia, the author's hometown and an emblematic city of the New South, a name that reflects the American region's invigoration in recent decades by immigration and a spirit of reinvention. Focused mainly on food and cooking, these poems explore the city's transformation from the mid-twentieth century to today, as seen and shaped by Chinese Americans. The poems are set in restaurants, home kitchens, grocery stores, and the houses of friends and neighbors. Often employing forms-sonnet, villanelle, sestina, palindrome, ghazal, rhymed stanzas-they also mirror the constant negotiation with tradition that marks both immigrant and Southern experience.

Author: Adrienne Su
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 03/23/2021
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780822966562
ISBN10: 0822966565
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | Asian American & Pacific Islander
- Poetry | Women Authors

About the Author
Adrienne Su is the author of Living Quarters, Having None of It, Sanctuary, and Middle Kingdom. Her poems appear in many anthologies, including four volumes of Best American Poetry. Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, she is professor of creative writing and poet-in-residence at Dickinson College.