{"product_id":"zheng-jianqing-a-way-of-l","title":"Zheng, Jianqing: A Way of Looking","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilverfish Review Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: October 15, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__block product__description type-body-regular rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Way of Looking\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and original book. It is so concise and straightforward that it takes a few pages before one realizes how quietly complex it is. Zheng's form—half prose, half verse—is the sort of thing that might easily go wrong, but he uses it to give two succinct views of each moment in the personal narrative. It's as if he told an anecdote and then showed a photo that did not duplicate but amplify the story. \u003ci\u003eA Way of Looking\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt account of exile and homecoming. It is a significant addition to the Asian American literature of immigration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Dana Gioia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__block product__description type-body-regular rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJianqing Zheng is author of two poetry chapbooks, \u003ci\u003eThe Landscape of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (Slapering Hol Press)and \u003ci\u003eEnforced Rustication in the Chinese Cultural Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (Texas Review Press), recipient of two artist fellowships from Mississippi Arts Commission and the Fulbright Scholarship, and professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He earned a PhD in English from The University of Southern Mississippi. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals including \u003ci\u003eLouisiana Literature, Mississippi Review, Poetry East\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoanoke Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817259380759,"sku":"9781878851727","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/9781878851727ita_533x_1ec3b431-b6ff-4972-bb1a-9281df3bcc8c.jpg?v=1775674128","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/zheng-jianqing-a-way-of-l","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}