Cathy Song (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
A chronological examination of the poems of Cathy Song’s books would result, among other things, in an intimate autobiography and memoir. The title poem of the first collection, Picture Bride, winner of the Yale Younger Poets award for 1982, sets the tone and thematic direction for most of Song’s writing. Meditations and reflections on her family dominate her poems, and she celebrates the self with sensitivity and precision.
After receiving her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1977, Song graduated with an M.A. in creative writing from Boston University in 1981. After...
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