Primal Sketches

The poems in Primal Sketches evolve from Caroline Wong's own experience as a child born in a small village in China and later immigrating to Canada. We come to understand that this uprooting ultimately shapes these poems, and it is this experience that provides the author with a unique sense of insight and empathy, as she explores the most current concerns of environmental crisis, global conflicts and displacement. Fueled by our perpetual need to find meaning and purpose in our lives, Prima...