Poetry. Highly energetic and visionary in its dynamic blend of Western and Asian sensuality and heritage, this debut poetry collection by Fiona Sze-Lorrain carries the voice of a polyglot whose cross-cultural experiences in exile embrace the world with a penetrating eye and illuminating wit. At once tender and grounded, WATER THE MOON inhabits places in Europe and Asia that are both ancient and modern, political and intimate. Drawing inspiration from travel, food, artistic dialogue, struggles and renewed passion in Paris and New York, these delicious poems transcend the limits of memory, striking a balance between imagination and reality with intensity, grace and many surprises.

Author Hometown: Paris FRA



About the author: Fiona Sze-Lorrain was born in Singapore, and grew up in a hybrid of cultures. After receiving a British education, she moved to New York and graduated from Columbia University and New York University before pursuing a Ph.D. at Paris IV-Sorbonne. A zheng (Chinese ancient zither) concertist, she has performed worldwide. Co-founder of Vif editions, an independent publishing house in Paris that specializes in world literature, and one of the editors at Cerise Press, she writes and translates in English, French and Chinese. She lives in Paris, France and New York.

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Ed McFadden at Open Letters Monthly
Z. Cody Lee at CutBank
Eileen Tabios at Galatea Resurrects
Elizabeth Switaj at Gender Across Borders
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Kristina Marie Darling @ Rattle