San Antonio College Library

"This collection of new poems - Mariani's first in nine years - searches and develops the human themes of personal loss - the deaths we experience - and the quest for new life, and the transfiguring moments that are possible in the mysteries of living."--Jacket.

A collection of the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's most personal and passionate works considers such themes as the meaning of being fully present in a human life, one's vulnerability to mortal and transcendent forces, and the human potential for being authentic.

A collection of poems reflects the experiences of Asian Americans and the problem of creating an Asian American identity while influenced by Westerners' ideas about Asians.