Very telling poems about the authors experience of totalitarian Malaysian government and his immigration to the US. Poems are written from his meaning to these events. I learned how to read them in a poetry class. An excellent selection to learn about poetry. ( )

I quite like this collection, maybe because I'm reading backwards through his oeuvre and have different expectations. The Cleaving is breathtaking. ( )

Not as good as Rose but still worth reading. ( )

Read in memory of [a:Judith I. Gleason|165997|Judith I. Gleason|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg], who introduced me to Lee's work.

Although he's a very good reader, and definitely a wonderful man (as a previous reviewer noted), I find his poetry highly simplistic. I just don't feel it has the depth that many people seem to think it does.

I felt as if I was reading poetry by a particularly insightful five-year-old. But my taste is unusual. Give me some Wallace Stevens. ( )