Lin (English and Asian literature, Ohio U.) compiles a collection of poetry by 40 Chinese women from the mainland and Taiwan. The anthology, which is the first comprehensive anthology devoted
to modern Chinese women's poetry, covers poetry from the early 1920s to the end of the twentieth century and contains 245 poems in English translation, with a historical essay by Lin and
Nicholas Kaldis (Chinese, cinema, literature, and language, Binghamton U.). Brief biographies introduce each poet. They include Lin Huiyin, Zheng Min, Zhang Ye, Yi Lei, Zhai Yongming, Tang
Yaping, Lin Ling, Luo Ying, Dan Ying, and Xia Yu. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
