WINNER OF THE T S ELIOT PRIZE 2015WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES PETERS FRASER DUNLOP YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2015 There is a Chinese proverb that says It is more profitable to raise geese than daughters' But geese like daughters know the obligation to return home In her exquisite first collection Sarah Howe explores a dual heritage journeying back to Hong Kong in search of her roots With extraordinary range & power the poems build into a meditation on hybridity intermarriage & love
- what meaning we find in the world in art & in each other Crossing the bounds of time race & language this is an enthralling exploration of self & place of migration & inheritance & introduces an unmistakable new voice in British poetry