Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm: Poems and Essays by Yu Xiuhua

Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm: Poems and Essays

Yu Xiuhua with Fiona Zse-Lorrain (Translator)

160 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Starting with the viral poem “Crossing Half of China to Fuck You,” Yu Xiuhua’s raw collection in Fiona Sze-Lorrain's translation chronicles her life as a disabled, divorced, single mother in rural China. Yu Xiuhua was born with cerebral palsy in H...

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Community Reviews Summary of 32 reviews

Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 44%
inspiring 44%
challenging 22%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
mysterious 11%
sad 11%

Pace

slow 37%
medium 37%
fast 25%

Average rating

3.9

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