{"product_id":"mitochondrial-night-paperback","title":"Mitochondrial Night - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Bok Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking mitochondrial DNA as his guide, Lee explores familial and national legacies, and their persistence across shifting boundaries and the erosions of time. In these poems, the trait of an ancestor appears in the face of a newborn, and in her cry generations of women's voices echo. Stories, both benign and traumatic, travel as lore and DNA. Using lush, exact imagery, whether about the corner bar or a hilltop in Korea, Lee is a careful observer, tracking and documenting the way that seemingly small moments can lead to larger insights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eMitochondrial Night\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e We're drumming, \u003cbr\u003ehe explained, in the tradition\u003cbr\u003eof shamans, \u003cbr\u003eso the ancestors won't be so lonely.\u003cbr\u003eBecause spirits need us\u003cbr\u003emore than we need them.\u003cbr\u003eAnd for hours\u003cbr\u003e they'll listen to anyone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Bok Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eWhorled \u003c\/em\u003e(Coffee House Press) and a recipient of a 2012 American Book Award and the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry. Lee is the son of North and South Korean emigrants--his mother originally a refugee from what is now North Korea; his father was raised during the Japanese colonial period and Korean War in what is now South Korea. Lee grew up in South Korea, North Dakota, and Minnesota, and was educated there and on both U.S. coasts, Russia, South Korea, and Kazakhstan. He teaches at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Other honors include the Asian American Literary Award (Members' Choice Award) and a PEN Open Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771477033248,"sku":"9781566895323","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/622a534d62524b39c038ce602719a923.webp?v=1780387247","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mitochondrial-night-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}