Description:
In The Dogs of Alishan and Other Poems from Taiwan, Laurence Musgrove traces his Fulbright-Hays experience in Taiwan during the summer of 2023. These poems, accompanied by extensive notes on the history, geography, politics, and culture of Taiwan, detail his journeys on the island with 15 other scholars from across the United States. In these easily accessible poems, Musgrove portrays new discoveries about himself while also celebrating the diverse range of insights and joys available on this beautiful island nation.
Brief description: Laurence Musgrove is a Fulbright-Hays Taiwan Seminar Scholar and teaches literature, composition, and creative writing from a Buddhist perspective at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. His poetry appears in a wide range of journals in the U.S. and his three books Local Bird, The Bluebonnet Sutras, and A Stranger's Heart, all from Lamar University Literary Press.