Yellow as Turmeric, Fragrant as Cloves: A Contemporary Anthology of Asian American Women's Poetry includes some of the best poetry available in the US today. The voices of these Asian American female poets resonate loudly and melodically. These poets mine below the surface to engage with the world in depth and they address the world by disrupting the status quo. Their work is informed by experience, wonder, consideration, angst, and terror-filled concern for the global community. Innovative and dynamic, these poets reflect upon their ancestors, childhood experiences, the images and symbols surrounding them, sexuality, and the process of the journey in order to make sense of the world and themselves, and their poems provide a clear path between generations, cultures, and genders. - from Amzon