Orel Protopopescu

Replete with scat-y, cat-and-mouse–y wordplay, this is giggle-worthy fun.

Orel Protopopescu is a poet of lyrical mastery and ease—and this, her initial volume of verse!

Thirty-five poems, from the Han dynasty to the modern era, in English and Chinese. “It's about as close to Chinese literature as young English-speaking readers can get.”