Poems and prose by San Francisco's second Poet Laureate.
This impressive collection brings together Mirikitani's strongest poems
on a diversity of subjects: the incarceration of Japanese-Americans
during World War II, the fragility and challenges of family
relationships, and the quest by people at the margins of society to
claim justice, bread and dignity. Also included is her long inaugural
essay in which she discusses how poetry can connect people and transform
lives.