Miracle Fruit;

Winner of the 2001 Tupelo Press First Book Prize selected by the award-winning poet Gregory Orr. As three worlds collide, a mother’s Philippines, a father’s India, and the poet’s contemporary America, the resulting impressions are chronicled in this collection of incisive and penetrating verse. The writer weaves her words carefully into a wise and affecting embroidery that celebrates the senses while remaining down-to-earth and genuine. “…We see that everything is in fact miracle fruit, including this book itself.” -Andrew Hudgins