Invisible Light (Many Voices Press, Fall 2018)
Invisible Light by Teresa Mei Chuc is her third full-length collection published by Many Voices Press (Kalispell, Montana).
Contact me (the author) to order Invisible Light
Use the contact form on this site or email me at teresameichuc@gmail.com
Cover art: "Oil in the Ocean" by Ann Phong
"Teresa Mei Chuc writes of the terrible pain and consequences of war. People of all the war-mongering nations of this world should read her poems and stories. Invisible Light delivers true hope for peace." —Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior and The Fifth Book of Peace
"Teresa Mei Chuc’s Invisible Light is a panoramic view of the child of a father forcibly imprisoned for nine years in a "reeducation" camp by the Vietcong, and a mother who was forced to flee to the United States to save the lives of her children as well as her own. Throughout this collection, Chuc uses her identity—as a refugee, as a woman, as a writer—to balance the past with the present, to create a world in which the pride of her ancestors is called upon to light her way forward." —Elena Georgiou, author of The Immigrant's Refrigerator
"Reading Invisible Light, I am yet again reminded that what we Americans call the Vietnam War is not what happened to us, but rather what we did to Vietnam. Like so many other Vietnamese, Teresa Mei Chuc lost everything in that war: her country, her past, even her name. But as Vietnam itself has survived hardship, occupation and war, Chuc too has survived. This collection—an appropriately fitting combination of poetry and prose—powerfully demonstrates her resilience, her greatness of heart, her search for what was lost, and her ability to bridge and connect contrasting cultures." —W. D. Ehrhart, author of The Bodies Beneath the Table
"There is indeed an “invisible light” that emanates from Teresa Mei Chuc’s poems and stories arising out of the Vietnamese diaspora and the long, painful aftermath of the American war. It is a light whose warmth is felt more than anything else, and is composed of instances of devotion, resilience, and empathic imagination. Taken together, these beautifully crafted writings add up to what the idea of compassion means when it is fully embraced and embodied." —Fred Marchant, author of Said Not Said
Contact me (the author) to order Invisible Light
Use the contact form on this site or email me at teresameichuc@gmail.com
Cover art: "Oil in the Ocean" by Ann Phong
"Teresa Mei Chuc writes of the terrible pain and consequences of war. People of all the war-mongering nations of this world should read her poems and stories. Invisible Light delivers true hope for peace." —Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior and The Fifth Book of Peace
"Teresa Mei Chuc’s Invisible Light is a panoramic view of the child of a father forcibly imprisoned for nine years in a "reeducation" camp by the Vietcong, and a mother who was forced to flee to the United States to save the lives of her children as well as her own. Throughout this collection, Chuc uses her identity—as a refugee, as a woman, as a writer—to balance the past with the present, to create a world in which the pride of her ancestors is called upon to light her way forward." —Elena Georgiou, author of The Immigrant's Refrigerator
"Reading Invisible Light, I am yet again reminded that what we Americans call the Vietnam War is not what happened to us, but rather what we did to Vietnam. Like so many other Vietnamese, Teresa Mei Chuc lost everything in that war: her country, her past, even her name. But as Vietnam itself has survived hardship, occupation and war, Chuc too has survived. This collection—an appropriately fitting combination of poetry and prose—powerfully demonstrates her resilience, her greatness of heart, her search for what was lost, and her ability to bridge and connect contrasting cultures." —W. D. Ehrhart, author of The Bodies Beneath the Table
"There is indeed an “invisible light” that emanates from Teresa Mei Chuc’s poems and stories arising out of the Vietnamese diaspora and the long, painful aftermath of the American war. It is a light whose warmth is felt more than anything else, and is composed of instances of devotion, resilience, and empathic imagination. Taken together, these beautifully crafted writings add up to what the idea of compassion means when it is fully embraced and embodied." —Fred Marchant, author of Said Not Said
