Mystique, book of poems

“Clara Hsu is an observer of the world most people don’t see:  the world inside a stranger’s thoughts, the world of secret intentions in all dark corners of the universe.  Listen to the magic hidden in her simple language, feel the beauty of her honest soul.”  Gerald Nicosia, author of Home to War:  A History of the Vietnam Veteran’s Movement, and Memory Babe, a biography of Jack Kerouac.

Mystique received Honorable Mention in the poetry category at the 2010 San Francisco Book Festival.

Mystique is available at Clarion Music Center and Amazon.com.

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Babouche Impromptu and Other Moroccan Sketches, short stories

Travel with Clara Hsu, San Francisco poet and writer, to Morocco’s ancient D’jamaa Elfna Square.  See how the local inhabitants open their hearts to a stranger.  Discover a masseuse’s generosity, a sorcerous storyteller, an obliging old street musician, and the rectitude of a young girl.  Visit a fatherless boy who must grow up quickly in order for his family to survive. Find out what Moroccan hospitality really means.  Every moment a story unfolds. Beneath the veneer
of a different language and culture, we savor the common bond of human connection.

Babouche Impromptu is available through Amazon.com

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