Poems from Poetry London, Poetry Wales, Finished Creatures, etc.
In the poem "Light Year" I have trouble with -
- "Even if a star dies, its light echoes around the cosmos." - in what way "echoes"? What does the light bounce off of? Or alternatively, what does "star" mean other than star?
- "As the supernova shuttles through space\ at the speed of light, its echo expands" - in what way "shuttles" (i.e. goes back and forth)? In what way does it have an echo? What do all the spaces mean?
and I have problems with the poems in section IV. "Diary" is my favourite piece, followed by "when you stopped speaking to me for a whole year".
Other reviews
- Jonathan Han (Light Year is a meditation on separation and exile, tracking the concerns of other authors of the Hong Kong diaspora. ... Over the course of four sections, the two sides of the equation, time and space, become interlinked, then inextricable. ... Written in a deceptively simple style, Light Year is an engaging body of work that opens up one end of the conversation without demanding a response. Although not entirely bridging the distance, Wong’s careful examination of family proves that, if one has read the poetry, her reflection is clear and sympathetic.)
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