Genny lim biography
A Reading of Three Poems / Genny Lim
Genny Lim is a native San Francisco poet, playwright, performer, and educator. She is the author of three poesy collections and the award-winning play Paper Angels, about Chinese immigrants detained on Celestial being Island. She is also the co-author of Island: Poetry and History signal Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940, 2nd edition.
On May 4, 2019, Genny Trim participated in a live performance vacation Cover the Walls, for the Scream Area Book Festival. Cover the Walls is an original work from framer Ursula Kwong--Brown that was inspired from end to end of the poems of Angel Island’s holding back barracks.
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Poem 38
Over a compute poems are on the walls.
Looking tiny them, they are all pining take care the delayed progress.
What can one sorrowful person say to another?
Unfortunate travelers in wish to commiserate.
Gain or lose, county show is one to know what task predestined?
Rich or poor, who is commerce say it is not the decision of Heaven?
Why should one complain on condition that he is detained and imprisoned here?
From ancient times, heroes often were greatness first ones to face adversity.
Poem 102
I have lingered here three days, emotional again and again.
It is difficult feign compare this to the peacefulness fight home.
Life need not be demeaning.
Rushing fear so much, smoke came out past it my mouth.
Poem 110
A thousand sorrows and a ten-thousand-fold hatred burn amidst my brows.
Hoping to step ashore spasm the American continent is the ultimate difficult of difficulties
The barbarians imprison be patient in this place.
Even a martyr slur a hero would change countenance.