Crab Orchard Review Vol. 12, No. 2, our

the Crab Orchard Series
in Poetry
Series Editor, Jon Tribble
“What lyrical gems. Poems like diamonds faceted
with the Japanese-American diaspora, our lives
scattered and thrust into Lee Ann Roripaugh’s
utterly exquisite canvas of sky and pen.”
—Lois-Ann Yamanaka, author of Heads by Harry
Copublished with Crab Orchard Review
80 pages
ISBN 0-8093-2569-1, $14.95 paper
2003 Open Competition Award
Year of the Snake
Poems by Lee Ann Roripaugh
“This is Lee Ann Roripaugh at the height
of her powers. Precise and unforgettable
images about family and community
make these poems sing and stay with you
days after you have gently put the book
down. She is a ‘fish with a third, wide eye’
delivering unflinching truths. I believe
that Roripaugh is one of the dozen or so
best poets writing in America today.”
—Nick Carbó, author of Secret Asian Man
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