Island
A friend sent me the book Island, poetry and history if Chinese immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940. I've had the opportunity to read some of the poems in the past, but haven't had the chance to read the book. Now I'll be able to learn the history and the creative writings by Chinese immigrants of a different generation.
As I glanced through the pages of the book, poem 24 captured my attention:
I, a seven foot man, am ashamed I cannot extend myself.
Curled up in the enclosure, my movements are dictated by others.
Enduring a hundred humiliations, I can only cry in vain.
This person's tears fall, but what can the blue heavens do?
As I glanced through the pages of the book, poem 24 captured my attention:
I, a seven foot man, am ashamed I cannot extend myself.
Curled up in the enclosure, my movements are dictated by others.
Enduring a hundred humiliations, I can only cry in vain.
This person's tears fall, but what can the blue heavens do?
posted by Jeanne Loh at 10:06 PM
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