Cathy Song
Cathy Song was raised in Hawaii and draws on her Korean and Chinese ancestry for her work. Her first collection, Picture Bride, received the 1992 Yale Younger Poets Award, and she has published four subsequent books, including most recently Cloud Moving Hands (Pittsburgh, 2007). Her work can also be found in many anthologies, such as the Norton Anthology of American Poetry and Best American Poetry. "They Dwell in Blue Abiding Light" first appeared in Shenandoah 56/1. They Dwell in the Blue Abiding Light
They dwell in the blue abiding light that surrounds them like a field. They have earned the right to rest here, getting what they didn’t get in life, deep and hushed respect. They float in the blue abiding light unworthy … Continue reading