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An image of Li-Young Lee from the press release for a public poetry reading at Abilene Christian University (2001). |
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There are 20 critical essays on Li-Young Lee.
Critical Essays on Li-Young Lee
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 Critical Essay by Mary Slowik
8,342 words, approx. 28 pages
 In the following essay, Slowik compares and contrasts Lee's treatment of immigrant themes to those of Asian-American poets Garrett Hongo, Marilyn Chin, and David Mura, demonstrating the ways each “broadens and complicates the first person, meditative poetry of self-examination that dominates American writing today.”
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Critical Essay by Zhou Xiaojing
6,665 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Xiaojing examines the cross-cultural contexts and influences on Lee's poetry, extending his observations beyond the poet's ethnicity.
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Critical Essay by Zhou Xiaojing
6,196 words, approx. 21 pages
In the essay below, Zhou contends that "Li-Young Lee's poems enact and embody the processes of poetic innovation and identity invention beyond the boundaries of any single cultural heritage or ethnic identity."
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Critical Review by Liam Rector
1,486 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following excerpt, Rector examines the lyrical structure and sense of character that mark Rose, comparing Lee's work to Rainer Maria Rilke's.
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Critical Review by Judith Kitchen
1,363 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following excerpt, Kitchen assesses the aural achievement of The City in Which I Love You, highlighting its themes, rhythms, and language.
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Critical Essay by Jessica Greenbaum
1,355 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following essay, Greenbaum offers a favorable evaluation of both Rose and The City in Which I Love You.
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Critical Essay by Judith Kitchen
1,308 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following review of The City in Which I Love You, Kitchen extols Lee's "verbal and visionary imagination."
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Critical Review by Sam Hamill
1,239 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following excerpt, Hamill discusses the themes, styles, and poetic forms of The City in Which I Love You, explicating Lee's meanings.
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Critical Review by Marilyn Nelson Waniek
1,205 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following excerpt, Waniek considers the autobiographical, historical, and emotional implications ofThe City in Which I Love You.
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Critical Review by Judith Kitchen
1,138 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following excerpt, Kitchen describes the themes and style of Rose, examining their relationship to the imagery.
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Critical Essay by Tim Engles
819 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following essay, Engles explains the thematic significance of the words “persimmon” and “precision” in “Persimmons.”
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Critical Review by David Baker
816 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following excerpt, Baker assesses the representation of the “foreign” or “other” in The City in Which I Love You.
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Critical Essay by Roger Mitchell
729 words, approx. 2 pages
Mitchell names "tenderness " as the most salient quality of Lee's poetry and judges this a shortcoming in Rose.
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Critical Review by Molly McQuade
657 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following excerpt, McQuade describes the lyrical quality of The Winged Seed, underscoring its significance with respect to autobiography.
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Critical Review by Carol Muske
580 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following excerpt, Muske comments on the various literary traditions that inform The City in Which I Love You.
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