"With astringent understatement and wry economy, with nuance and intelligence and an enviable command of syntax and poetic line, Victoria Chang dissects the venerable practices of cultural piety and self-regard. She is a master of the thumbnail narrative. She can wield a dark eroticism. She is determined to tackle subject matter that is not readily subdued to the proportions of lyric. Her talent is conspicuous."-Linda Gregerson"Chang's voice is equal parts searing, vulnerable, and terrified."-American PoetsFrom "Barbie Chang Lives":Barbie Chang lives on Facebook hasa house on Facebookstreet so she can erase herself Facebookis a country withno trees it allows her to believe peoplelove her don'twant to cover her Barbie Chang . . .Victoria Chang is the author of three previous poetry books. In 2013, she won the PEN Center USA Literary Award and a California Book Award. Chang teaches poetry at Chapman University and lives in Southern California.
