The Open Boat: Poems from Asian America

by Garrett Hongo (Editor)

Contains a collection of poems dealing with the immigrant experience by poets with ties to the Asian Pacific, and short biographies of each poet

Genres: Poetry, Asian American, Anthologies

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm just getting into poetry, but I enjoyed these poems and artists. I loved the images that were painted of the Asian American perspective. It's an older book so it might not be the same perspective on what would be current. But it is fascinating.

[Desmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alan Chong Lau's my ship does not need a helmsman changed my life. I think this was a pivotal time for Asian American poetry but post-vietnam-war I think another collection is due. And then after - what would a post-war Asian-American voice look like.

[Simona · Rating 4 out of 5]

a poetry collection of Asian American poets, some really nice sampling ...