"The overall atmosphere of Recovery Ritual is soft but frank and almost uncomfortable: the colours are flesh tones and the textures are heavy with the rich, lush, drag of skin on skin. And like the miracle of exposed flesh, the writing is inescapably honest, open, pointed, and filled with nuances. If we are talking about the text as a literal body of work, it is a body delightfully far from being idealized." -James McKnight, English literature major, Cambridge University "In Recovery Ritual, Annie Hwang offers a refreshingly honest exploration of the contemporary human condition...Hwang is unafraid to place the weight of entire worlds on a single word. This collection, humbling and inspiring, reminds us how great writing may invoke empathy for our folly and celebrate our resilience." -Colin Gilbert,award winning performance poet