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>

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.