Finalist for the 2018 Paterson Poetry Prize

Christine Kitano's second poetry collection elicits a sense of hunger--an intense longing for home and an ache for human connection. Channeling both real and imagined immigration experiences of her own family--her grandmothers, who fled Korea and Japan; and her father, a Japanese American who was incarcerated during WWII--Kitano's ambitious poetry speaks for those who have been historically silenced and displaced.

Christine Kitano's first collection of poetry, Birds of Paradise, was published by Lynx House Press. She lives in Ithaca, NY, where she is an assistant professor of creative writing, poetry, and Asian American literature at Ithaca College.

Author: Christine Kitano
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: BOA Editions
Published: 09/12/2017
Series: American Poets Continuum
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781942683438


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2017
Booklist 09/01/2017 pg. 31
Foreword 10/26/2017

About the Author
Christine Kitano's first collection of poetry, Birds of Paradise, was published in 2011 by Lynx House Press. She received her BA from the University of California, her MFA from Syracuse University, and her PhD in English and Creative Writing from Texas Tech University. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, and currently lives in Ithaca, NY, where she is an assistant professor of creative writing, poetry, and Asian American literature at Ithaca College.