Elsewhere: Poems - Hardcover

by Kyoko Uchida (Author), Robert A. Fink (Introduction by)

In Elsewhere, Kyoko Uchida unravels the landscapes of childhood migrations and later passages across oceans and continents, seasons and languages--spoken or otherwise--mapping the geographies of longing, loss, grief, and conflict. These poems are preoccupied with itineraries and distance, while at the same time negotiating space at the intersection of shared fragilities and efforts to communicate. Imbued with an outsider's need for precise definitions, they attempt to pare down to the essential core each place, each yearning and absence.

Author Biography

Kyoko Uchida has published poetry, prose, and translations in The Georgia Review, The Black Warrior Review, Grand Street, Manoa, New Letters, The Northwest Review, Painted Pride Quarterly, Prairie Schooner, Runes, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and other literary journals. Born in Hiroshima, she spent her childhood moving back and forth between Japan, the United States, and Canada. She lives in Brooklyn and works for a nonprofit organization.