If you have ever felt adrift and without anchor in a foreign land, this collection of poetry is the "kindred spirit" that understands you best. In Voices from Diaspora, Hongbing Zhang, a Chinese poet living in the United States, uses a lens that is both clinical and deeply affectionate to write about the loneliness, alienation, and resilience that every expatriate knows.
Within these verses, you will find the uneasy strides through the streets of Washington, the self-dissolution of a "walking snowman" on an alien snowfield, and the endless tug-of-war between one’s birthplace and the far-off horizon. The poet offers no cheap solace; instead, he honestly renders the texture of drifting—the unspeakable gaps, the fragments of memory, and the constant questioning of the boundaries of identity.
Voices from Diaspora is more than a record of geographical departure; it is a journey of the soul’s wandering. Open its pages, and you will hear the unspoken sentiments of all those lingering in foreign lands.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 4, 2026
- Language
- Chinese
- ISBN
- 9781105343926
- Category
- Poetry
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Hongbing Zhang
Specifications
- Pages
- 146
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)