Erin Kong's debut collection begs the question: How does one mourn a memory unforgotten? "korean mourning rituals" dissects the psyche and mythology of diasporic Korean american act of sorrowing, and pageants the lived experience of the Yellow Feminine as unwilling subject to ornamentalism, with the ongoing colonization of the body. Kong's poems lament the emotional and psychological aftermath of generational trauma as it carries through the bloodline and beyond borders.