Islands or Continents: International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013 (Eighteen-Volume Box Set)

By Lucas Klein

Following the convening of International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, Islands or Continents collects the finest contemporary poetry by some of the most internationally acclaimed poets today. The box set comprises eighteen pocket-sized chapbooks, one by each poet, encased in a fine paper box. Poems are accompanied by English and/or Chinese translations. Poets include: Adonis (Syria), Aase Berg (Sweden), Conchitina Cruz ((Philippines), Menna Elfyn (Wales), Lee Seong-bok (South Korea), Tim Lilburn (Canada), Zeyar Lynn (Myanmar), Dunya Mikhail (Iraq), Peter Minter (Australia), Tomasz Rózycki (Poland), Olvido García Valdés (Spain), Jeffrey Yang (USA), Raúl Zurita (Chile), as well as leading Chinese poets such as Natalia Chan, Han Dong, Lan Lan, Un Sio San, and Ye Mimi.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9629966050
• ISBN13: 9789629966058
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Chinese University Press
• Length: 1052 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.6" x 11.1" x 7.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher