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'Michele Leber's poetry has the immediacy and fluency of calligraphy as thought and the body articulates a vision of itself as both flesh and spirit - Jennifer Mackenzie
'The Yellow Emperor takes us into the world of ancient China, a world of history, myth and medicine which never loses its contemporary relevance. It is a book that will seldom be equaled for the uniqueness of its vision, the power of its imagination. - Ron Pretty
'With The Yellow Emperor, an erudite and dramatic collection of ventures and adventure, Michelle Leber makes poetry sing with medicinal effect. These poems come alive with startling new imagery and seemingly effortless mastery. - Yu Ouyang (Publication abstract)
Notes
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Dedication: Dedicated to Ivo Leber (1921-2006)
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Epigraph:
the horizon's odes stop and start
a shadow is never the history of a man
–Bei Dao
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : The Yellow Emperor
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 8 no. 2 2016;
— Review of The Yellow Emperor : A Mythography in Verse 2014 selected work poetry -
The Work of Surrender
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , April vol. 19 no. 1 2015;
— Review of The Yellow Emperor : A Mythography in Verse 2014 selected work poetry -
From Ancient China to an Australian Road Trip
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 January 2015; (p. 35) The Age , 31 January 2015; (p. 29)
— Review of The Yellow Emperor : A Mythography in Verse 2014 selected work poetry ; Vagabondage 2014 selected work poetry -
Lucy Van Reviews Michelle Leber
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 48.1 2014;
— Review of The Yellow Emperor : A Mythography in Verse 2014 selected work poetry
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Lucy Van Reviews Michelle Leber
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 48.1 2014;
— Review of The Yellow Emperor : A Mythography in Verse 2014 selected work poetry -
From Ancient China to an Australian Road Trip
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 January 2015; (p. 35) The Age , 31 January 2015; (p. 29)
— Review of The Yellow Emperor : A Mythography in Verse 2014 selected work poetry ; Vagabondage 2014 selected work poetry -
The Work of Surrender
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , April vol. 19 no. 1 2015;
— Review of The Yellow Emperor : A Mythography in Verse 2014 selected work poetry -
Review : The Yellow Emperor
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 8 no. 2 2016;
— Review of The Yellow Emperor : A Mythography in Verse 2014 selected work poetry
