Time Peels All to Original White is the debut poetry collection of a new lightning voice that shows the epiphanic power of simplicity, reinventing popular thinking about the breadth of spirituality, and boldly addresses questions of perennial human concern.

BookLife lauds it as, "richly emotional poems of faith, connection, and eternity."

Foreword calls it, "Inventive, beautiful, and deep, the poems muse on subjects of perennial relevance in fresh, literary ways."

Kirkus states, "From the first page to the last, the poems are dramatic and deeply spiritual."

Xueyan, the young poet who explores the infinite will in her own free soul, forcefully expresses her original and powerful vision in ways that reinvent traditional concepts of spirituality and common culture.

With modern settings and contemporary language, topics include the sacred and eternal, the nature of God, the existence of evil, the brutality of capitalism, the loneliness of existence, the ecstasy of intimacy, and the ubiquitous reach of love.

The collection's 139 concise and deeply spiritual poems lay bare humanity's most jarring mysteries and contradictions, exposing their raw essence with startling simplicity in ways that transcend borders, cultures, races, and beliefs.

Simply put, Xueyan's poems are remarkably timeless, placeless. Universal.

Author: Xueyan
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Fernwood Press
Published: 02/03/2023
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9781594980923


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2022
PW Booklife Reviews 10/03/2022
Foreword 09/19/2022