{"product_id":"song-of-myself-a-korean-american-life-9780982427682","title":"Song of Myself: A Korean-American Life","description":"Literary Nonfiction. Asian American Studies. Memoir. Although Yearn Choi identifies himself as an ordinary man, his has been a remarkable life...the odyssey of a Korean in America. Naturally, because it is a memoir, this book explores the theme of identity. What does life on the hyphen (Korean-American) mean for his generation versus his children's generation? Yet the author's journey intersects with the trajectory of this country in the midst of struggle and transformation. What is America? Choi lived, studied, and worked in the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, the Deep South, and the nation's capital over four decades, while the U.S. was in the throes of the civil rights, anti-war, anti-nuclear, and environmental movements. Artful, informative, heartfelt, provocative, and always engaging, Choi's memoir will prove an invaluable and unique contribution to American and Asian Studies by a seminal poet and incisive scholar. With SONG OF MYSELF, Yearn Hong Choi immediately signals Walt Whitman. Yet he rivals Whitman in style and exceeds Whitman in scope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearn Hong Choi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetic Matrix Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982427682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoi, Yearn Hong:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A prolific and distinguished writer who has won awards in Korea and the US with six books of poetry and one collection of short stories. His essays and short stories have appeared in prestigious journals such as \u003cem\u003eShort Story International\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1994, he became the first poet from Korea to be invited to read at the Library of Congress; Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Gwendolyn Brooks introduced Choi by reading a poem she wrote about him. He served as executive director of the Korean PEN Center and edited \u003cem\u003eKorean Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e. He founded the Korean Poets and Writers Group and the Korean-American Poets' Group in Washington, DC. A Ph.D in political science and public administration from Indiana University, he has written extensively on current issues in Korea and Korean-US relations, worked for the federal government, and taught at the University of Wisconsin, Old Dominion University, the University of the District of Columbia, and the University of Seoul, retiring in 2006. He is the author of the memoir, SONG OF MYSELF: A KOREAN-AMERICAN LIFE (2010), and editor of the collection, I AM HOMELAND: TWELVE KOREAN- AMERICAN POETS (2013), both published by Poetic Matrix Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetic Matrix Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40465539891315,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f4e42dfc-d5eb-4671-aa70-61d087808996.jpg?v=1664027253","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/song-of-myself-a-korean-american-life-9780982427682","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}