Year of the Cicada

On the cusp of her thirtieth birthday, Mei-Mei returns to her hometown to find it swarmed by the mysterious 17-year cicada, which last appeared when she was twelve and on the edge of adolescence. The emergences of these biblical Mid-Atlantic insects intersect with Mei-Mei's evolving understanding of an absent grandmother, a mixed-race heritage, and the long shadow of suicide, giving her the tools to connect these profound threads together.

In poetry and lyric prose, Year of the Cicada delicately charts one woman's coming of age between two appearances of the heralding insect, through which the speaker navigates heavy silences, intimate moments, and the terror of uncertainty.

Author: Mei-Mei Holland
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Jaded Ibis Press, LLC
Published: 12/15/2023
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d
ISBN: 9781938841255