We had the thrill of interviewing Yang for Issue 29 of Superstition Review. What a delight to speak with him about his writing process, the two lives of writing, the socioeconomic shock of becoming a writer, and being an Aries.

I love Yanyi's poetry so I was not surprised that I enjoyed this collection so much! I recommend this title all the time to customers who are just starting to read poetry because I find this collection so approachable and enjoyable! Definitely one of my most anticipated collections of the year and it did not disappoint!

3.5/5 I wasn't feeling drawn into this collection until I came to part five. There I found a handful of poems hard to overlook. "Ambulance Ambulance" is a standout to me. In the collection as a whole, Yanyi delicately engages with loss and heartbreak, especially in relation to identity, the body, and the grieving of past selves you've grown out of. At times I struggled to get on board with the varying and at times complex, form, which I found to take away from otherwise great content. However, this might have been due to mu e-copy formatting.

A collection of poetry about heartbreak and transition.

Poetry is supposed to make you feel. Unfortunately, I wasn't affected by most of these poems. The style of prose wasn't for me.

<i>Thank you NetGalley and Random House for the arc for an unbiased review.</i>

Dream of the Divided Field is lyrical, tender, searing, and beautiful. "Ambulance! Ambulance!" was a standout poem for me. In it Yanyi describes a litany of love, finding meaning in between moments, incanting experiences deeply personal and relatable. Yanyi's entire collection does this beautifully, relating his own personal experiences of heartbreak and discovery, laying bare deep wells of emotion and vulnerability. I loved his first collection, The Year of Blue Water, and while this collection as a whole felt more abstracted to me (less the prose poem style of the first book), the recurring themes of identity, loss, and an emotional processing are still present here. I highlighted phrases as I read, savoring the construction of words here. I want to reread this slowly and in print once it is out in the world!

Many thanks to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!

I am excited for this wonderful book to be out in the world. Yanyi’s poetry is tender & lyrical, and the poet’s meditations on grief, love, inheritance, gender identity, queerness, and immigration both move & destabilize the reader. “Dream of the Divided Field” is a stunning and abundant collection.

This collection is lovely, gorgeously heartbreaking, and written with deft tenderness. There's a sense that Yanyi is opening a door, allowing readers to glimpse a piece of his soul, I will certainly be recommending it widely.

Dream of the Divided Field is what poetry should be. Yanyi has made a truly one of a kind collection that is filled with emotion, honesty, and truth. A book unlike anything else. Reading this collection is like glimpsing into a piece of the author's soul. This is a book I will cherish forever.