Melete by Jennifer Lee Tsai
Jennifer Lee Tsais first full-length book of poetry explores family history, intergenerational trauma, love, loss and belonging through the perspective of a second-generation British Chinese identity, interweaving narratives of memory, migration and mysticism across Liverpool, China and Hong Kong, dual cultures and heritages.Kismet explores with sensitivity the gaps between generations, cultures and belief systems…we encounter versions of femininity that defy stereotypes…Filled with darkness and hope, Kismet conjures a world where the divide between the living and the dead becomes indistinct, where inner strength and love can transcend fears and bring healing
-- Jennifer Wong * The Poetry Review *A central challenge for Lee Tsai in La Mystérique is how a person’s selfhood may be known in the face of denial. Exploring her family’s narratives of migration...Lee Tsai questions the forces and absences which shape both their journeys and the recording of their lives.
-- alice hiller * Poetry London *Jennifer Lee Tsai is a poet, writer and artist. Born in Bebington on the Wirral, she grew up in Liverpool. She has published two pamphlets, Kismet (ignitionpress, 2019) and La Mystérique (Guillemot Press, 2022), with her first book-length collection, Melete, published by Bloodaxe in 2026. A fellow of The Complete Works and a Ledbury Poetry Critic, she has received a Northern Writers Award for Poetry and is a winner of the Rebecca Swift Foundation’s Women Poets’ Prize. She has worked as a teacher of English to students in universities and colleges as well as within community settings. She is the recipient of an AHRC doctoral scholarship in Creative Writing at the University of Liverpool and an Artist in Residence at the Bluecoat’s studios through the Wittenham Bursary. Her poetry, essays and reviews have been published in publications including The Guardian, The Poetry Review, Poetry London, The Telegraph, The TLS and The White Review as well as on BBC Radio 4.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780377575 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780377576 |
| Title | Melete |
| Author | Jennifer Lee Tsai |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloodaxe Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2026-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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