Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional First Edition, first printing hardcover copy of Sage by Marilyn Chin. First Edition stated, 2023 Norton. First Printing with full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.
The exterior of the book is in Fine condition with spotless, cloth boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, no edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making this an excellent addition to any collection. Includes a one page publisher’s press release.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with a small smudge on the back, mild edge wear, and the price on the front flap. L
In her galvanizing sixth collection of poems, Marilyn Chin once again turns moral outrage into unforgettable art. A rambunctious take on our contemporary condition, Sage shifts skillfully in tone and register from powerful poems on social justice and the pandemic to Daoist wild girl satire.
A self-described “activist-subversive-radical-immigrant-feminist-transnational-Buddhist-neoclassical-nerd poet,” Chin is always reinventing herself. In Sage, she sings fearless identity anthems, pulls farcical details from an old diary, and confronts the disturbing rise in violence against Asian Americans. Leaping between colloquialisms and vivid imagery, anger and humor, she merges the personal and political with singular, resilient spirit.
Whether she is spinning tall tales, mixing Chinese poems with hip-hop rhymes, reinventing lovelorn folk songs with a new-world anxiety, or penning a raucous birthday poem, a heartrending elegy, or an “un-gratitude” prayer, Chin offers dazzling surprises at every turn.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
