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I, of All People ,
Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgements
Prologue in Retrospect
PART ONE - Pre-War
PART TWO - War
PART THREE - Post-War
PART FOUR - Pre-orientations
Epilogue
Index
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An Autobiography of Youth
SELECTED WORKS Of JAMES KIRKUP
JAMES KIRKUP
I, of all People 1
An Autobiography of Youth
WEIDENFELD AND NICOLSON LONDON
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In memory of T AKEYOSHI
YAMAGUCHI
O que nos vemos das cousas as cousas. Por que veriamos nos
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In he sent us a copy of No More Hiroshimas. He had originally collected together this volume of hia A-bomb poems in , but it took twenty years before we published it 'as a real book'.James recounts 'My A-Bomb Biography' in his preface.
Here are the opening lines of the title poem, No More Hiroshimas.
At the station exit, my bundle in hand,
Early the winter afternoon's wet snow
Falls thinly round me, out of a crudded sun.
I had forgotten to remember where I was.
Looking about, I see it might be anywhere -
A station, a town like any other in Japan,
Ramshackle, muddy, noisy, drab; a cheerfully
Shallow impermanence: peeling concrete, litter, 'Atomic
Lotion, for hair fall-out', a flimsy department store;
Racks and towers of neon, flashy over tiled and tilted waves
Of little roofs, shacks cascading lemons and persimmons,
Oranges and dark-red apples, shanties awash with rainbows
Of squid and octopus, shellfish, slabs of tuna, oy
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James Harold Kirkup, a distinguished English poet, translator, and travel writer, left an indelible mark on the world of literature with his prolific career and diverse work. Born on April 23, , and avfärd from this world on May 10, , Kirkup's life was a tapestry woven with poetry, travels, activism, and a relentless pursuit of artistic expression.
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