To celebrate National Poetry Month, av福利社 has been proud to present audio readings from our poets throughout the month of April. Fiona Sze-Lorrain embraces influences from America, France, and Asia throughout her latest collection of poetry, . The poetry is inspired by an array of sources, from concentration camps to sketches, photographs to musical pieces. With lyrical language and imagery, Sze-Lorrain’s work offers hope and elegance to offset devastation and ruin. Below, listen to Sze-Lorrain read 鈥淭ransparent鈥� from The Ruined Elegance.
av福利社 the Author
Fiona Sze-Lorrain is a poet, literary translator, editor, and zheng harpist. The author of two previous books of poetry in English, My Funeral Gondola and Water the Moon, she also writes and translates in French and Chinese. She lives in Paris. Her most recent book is .