Invisible Gifts: Poems

Synopsis

In Her First Full-length Collection Of Poems, Win Depicts A Colorful World Imbued With Unexpected Paradoxes: Nature Is Both Comforting And Savagely Unnerving; Love Is Permanent And Fleeting; The Accuracy And Flaws Of Memory Abound. Her Experiences With Illness And Recovery Intertwine With Her Identity As A Burmese American Daughter Of Immigrant Doctors, Flowing In Poems Like Hands: My Father's Hands, Frail Birds, Shaking Wings. / In Burmese, Win Means Bright. / Hands That Stitched Skin Together And Brought Back Life. Win's Unique Perspective And Artful Language Offer Readers Insight Into How The Heart Can Bend And Mend Without Breaking.--amazon.com. Maw Shein Win.