The Heart's Traffic

Ching-In Chen's debut collection, The Heart's Traffic, delves into the complexities of hybrid identity—political, sexual, and deeply rooted in love. Through innovative poetic forms like sestina and haibun, the author crafts a narrative where familial figures are fluid and young women forge new legends. This collection presents riddles without easy answers, exploring themes of banishment and homecoming, ultimately celebrating the creation of a 'new American body' through intimate and powerful verse.