{"product_id":"paper-money-9781949065374","title":"Paper Money","description":"Winshen Liu's \u003cem\u003ePaper Money\u003c\/em\u003e is a sensory and sparse exploration of grief and the complexity of the second-generation Taiwanese immigrant experience in America.\u003cp\u003e\"These poems awaken our own yearning for the universe of the senses that Liu renders with an exquisitely refined depth of observation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Diane Seuss, author of \u003cem\u003efrank: sonnets\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eModern Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an \u003cstrong\u003eexploration of language\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly the intersection of languages that is a part of having a foot in two countries (in this case, Taiwan and the US). Liu includes Chinese characters and words that will add a layer for both \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish and bi-lingual\u003c\/strong\u003e readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany poems are full of sensory images, particularly \u003cstrong\u003efoodways and customs, \u003c\/strong\u003e that draw the reader into the world of the poems. Food is deeply connected to \u003cstrong\u003ememory and community\u003c\/strong\u003e and is a powerful symbol throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is ultimately about \u003cstrong\u003egrief, \u003c\/strong\u003e both elegy for the death of the speaker's grandfather, and an exploration of the loss and longing one feels for \u003cstrong\u003ehome\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe motif of money draws up the important theme of \u003cstrong\u003epoverty\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003e\"American Dream.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaper Money \u003c\/em\u003eis for lovers of tight, image-heavy verse, and those interested in learning more about the Taiwanese immigrant experience in America from a fresh new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Driftwood Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949065374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.12d","brand":"Winshen Liu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474283659445,"sku":"9781949065374","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_05adf893-20c3-4833-911a-e19fd5010b26.jpg?v=1754405565","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/paper-money-9781949065374","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}