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Tasting Moments celebrates the strength of ordinary people as they gain wisdom and embrace new possibilities. Rooted in personal history but resonant with universal truths, these twenty-one poems delve into themes of love, family, nature, healing, and the passage of time. In the title poem, a child tastes lotus roots prepared by her mother, only to complete the circle decades later by serving similar dishes to her elderly mother, illustrating how love transforms and endures across generations. ""A Song for a Strong Soul"" paints a portrait of Auntie who searches for a community that shares her language, culture, and love of dancing, fights off robbers, and battles cancer. In ""Tai Chi,"" the poet shares that she chooses to play Tai Chi instead of practicing it because it is a joyful game that relaxes and regenerates. This chapbook offers a space to pause, reflect, and savor fleeting yet significant experiences. With a voice that is intimate and evocative, the collection invites readers to taste the power of remembrance and the richness of living, one moment at a time.

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Pamela Pan is an English professor at San Joaquin Delta College and a writer of poetry, essay, and fiction. She has a PhD from the University of California, Davis, a Master's degree from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a Bachelor's from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. A Community of Writers' fellow, her story ""Baba's Accordion"" was published in California Writers Club's Best of the Best: 2024 Literary Review, and her work has appeared in various magazines and anthologies, including Poets' Espresso Review, Center of Attention, Phases, Great Valley Stories, Voices of the Valley, and Vision and Verse 2024. Her article ""Turning Family History into a Historical Novel"" is featured on the Historical Novel Society North America website.

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