The River Within by Wang Ping

Praise for The River Within   I have a long history of communication with Wang Ping, who has had an instructive and fascinating life between China and the United States. She has been remarkably creative with her time here and her expanding understanding of the American nation and the N. American continent. My own work, especially in recent years, has often been focused on the North American landscape—its mountains and deserts, its farmlands, and the remarkable mixed forest landscape of the East and South.  I often am sorry to see how little most Americans know or care about North America, so Wang Ping’s work with the Mississippi River and with other aspects of the American landscape, through her AWP award-winning book Life of Miracles along the Yangtze and Mississippi, was totally refreshing and important. —Gary SnyderEvery day is different. Every row is different. Every stroke is different.Nothing stays the same. Every day, the Mississippi. Every day, a different river.Wang Ping is a