Rhapsody in Plain Yellow

“Love Song” by William Carlos Williams, from Collected Poems: 1909–1939, Volume 1, copyright by New Directions Publishing Corp. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

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Composition by Tom Ernst
Book design by Chris Welch
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Chin, Marilyn.
Rhapsody in plain yellow / by Marilyn Chin.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-393-04167-0
1. Chinese American families—Poetry. 2. Mothers and daughters—Poetry.
3. Chinese Americans—Poetry. 4. Grandmothers—Poetry. I. Title.

PS3553.H48975 R48 2002
811'.54—dc21

2001044211

ISBN 978-0-393-63486-0 (e-book)

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