The Magic Whip

Poetry by Wang Ping October 1, 2003 • 6.75 x 9.75 • 90 pages • 978-1-56689-147-9 A beautifully crafted collection that bears the weight of human suffering and joy. This melodic, visceral collection juxtaposes the author’s unbridled delight in motherhood with the complex and brutal practice of footbinding in China, the plight of Tibet, and the remarkable endurance of survivors everywhere. The Magic Whip pays particular attention to women and children whose ordeals have been imprinted on their very bodies and whose memories resonate in these exceptionally clear, beautifully crafted poems that bear the weight of human suffering and joy. About the Author Wang Ping was born in Shanghai and grew up on a small island in the East China Sea. After three years of farming in a mountain village, she attended Beijing University. In 1985 she left China to study in the U.S., earning her Ph.D. from New York University.Her books include two collections of poetry, The Magic Whip and Of Flesh & Spiri