The Death of Long Steam Lady

by Nellie Wong

"Nellie Wong's new text fuses a stark historical landscape with the deep passion for life that emerges from generations of cultural wisdom and generations of suffering; wields force in the new literary contour taking form in the West Coast: glowing, tender and jade-stone real. . . ."--Juan Felipe Herrera

Genres: Poetry

71 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1986

About the author

Nellie Wong is a poet and activist for feminist and socialist causes. Wong is also an active member of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved the layers of personal and family history on top of political and geographically location.
cutting like a hot knife