Long Walks on Short Days by Maija Rhee Devine

 

In her collection Long Walks on Short Days, Maija Rhee Devine reveals a clash of cultures and traditions. Devine dives deeply into the matter of space, time and sexism in her stunning chapbook.

–Leah Maines, Publisher, Finishing Line Press

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]

 

April 30, 2013

Reading/Q&A at 4:00 pm in the Pine Room of Kansas Union, University of Kansas, Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, Kansas. Organized by the Center for East Asian Studies. Contact: 785-864-1457

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This chapbook, Long Walks on Short Days, has poems about scenes in China (3) and Korea (6). The rest depict life in the U.S.A., many of them dealing with phenomena observed in nature. One deals with homelessness in Wyoming. The poems crisscross natural, cultural, and internal landscapes of vast expanses.

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]

 

Review of Reading: “Maija Devine’s January 2013 reading at The Writers Place, in Kansas City, MO, was one of the best . . . . she was concise and utterly compelling, . . . her commentary, humorous and enlightening. Her great theme, Korean culture and history, makes for worthy and interesting presentation.”

–Catherine Browder, author of Secret Lives: stories

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]

 

“Maija Rhee Devine‘s poems contrast Asia against the US: China and Korea vs. Missouri and Wal-Mart. Her exquisite imagery . . . amplifies national and cultural oppositions. She counterpoises . . . tight haiku alongside rangy villanelles Devine’s book is indeed an auspicious poetic debut.”

–Vince Gotera, Editor, North American Review

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]