Yokahama Days, Kyoto Nights
- Publisher
- Ekstasis Editions
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1992
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780921215493
- Publish Date
- Sep 1992
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
Though the eyes of a poet two Japanese cities are merged in Yokahama Days, Kyoto Nights into a single duality of day and night. Both poem-journal and mood map, in these brief descriptive pieces the poet discovers a mirror of his own dual consciousness.
About the author
Andrew Parkin emigrated to Canada in 1970. In 1990 he went to Hong Kong as Head and Chair Professor of English and Fellow of Shaw College, instigating Chinese-English poetry readings by local and visiting poets. He taught graduate courses, creative writing and children’s literature. Since he has been abroad, Andrew has visited Canada every year to be with family and friends. His first three collections of poetry were published in Canada, including his previous Ekstasis book, Yokohama Days, Kyoto Nights. He has given both academic lectures and interactive poetry readings in many countries around the world.
