Amy Uyematsu

Amy Uyematsu (born 1947) is a Japanese-American poet. Growing up in Southern California, she was torn between her American self and Japanese self, a conflict which has deeply influenced her poetry. She is also a high school math teacher and many of her poems reflect elements of math and quote mathematic equations. She has published three poetry books: "Nights of Fire," "Nights of Rain"," "30 Miles from J-town"," and "Stone Bow Prayer."

ReferencePoetry Out Loud: National Recitation Project [http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems/poem.html?id=175909]