I recently saw this cool book which I bought called "Poke in the I" which is a collection of *concrete* poems.  What’s that supposed to mean?  Well it means that the poems are not only about what they say but how they are laid out on the page.  Below are some examples Read more…

I picked up this book at the big Kinokuniya book store on the south side of Shinjuku station.  I haven’t finished it but so far I really like it.  It’s kind of like "How to Win Friends and Influence People", that old book by Dale Carnegie but unlike that book, this book gives you specific things to do instead of just generalizations.

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You’ve got to check this book out.

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