Hybrid form blends poetry, memoir, opera, and artifacts for a multifaceted reading experience
Uses images and artifacts from Don Mee Choi's father's war photography to explore personal and geopolitical history
Explores themes of injustice, empire, and identity through a diaspora lens
Award-winning poet and translator, known for experimental and avant-garde literature
Includes both prose and libretto for an operatic component, inviting layered interpretations
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By Don Mee Choi
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Hardly War, Don Mee Choi's major second collection, defies history, national identity, and militarism. Using artifacts from Choi's father, a professional photographer during the Korean and Vietnam wars, she combines memoir, image, and opera to explore her paternal relationship and heritage. Here
