Lady Murasaki wrote in The Tale of Genji that thirty-seven is "a Dangerous year" for women.
Roripaugh, in both an homage to and a dialogue with women writers of the past, explores the trials of women facing the treacherous waters of time while losing none of the grace and decadence of femin.
Evoking the styles of Murasaki and other women writers of the Heian-period Japanese court, Lee Ann Roripaugh presents a collection of confessional poems charting the course of that perilous year.
Lady Murasaki wrote in The Tale of Genji that thirty-seven is "a Dangerous year" for women