| On Arrival Contributor(s): Rossiter, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 4907359284 ISBN-13: 9784907359287 Publisher: Isobar Press OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Places |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.26 lbs) 86 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paul Rossiter arrived in Japan in 1981, and during the next decade he rarely returned to Europe, instead setting out to see as much of East and South East Asia as he could. On Arrival gathers the writing that was one result of that curiosity. It includes poems from the Philippines, South Korea, Indonesia, and Thailand, as well as one each from the USA and Australia, while the title section of the book consists of 'notebook poems' recording incidents, encounters and experiences during the first year of his life in Japan. In addition, some brief satirical pieces in the section titled 'Current Accounts' comment sharply on public affairs in 1989-1991: economic bubbles, perestroika, the rise of fundamentalism, and the first Gulf War. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rossiter, Paul: - Originally from Cornwall, Paul Rossiter lived in London before moving to Kuwait in 1980, and then to Japan in 1981. After retiring from teaching at the University of Tokyo in 2012, he founded Isobar Press, which specialises in publishing both English-language poetry from Japan and translations of modern and contemporary Japanese poetry. On Arrival is Paul Rossiter's eighth book of poems. |