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-Rhina Espaillat
Michael Cantor's poems in Furusato weave a mesmerizing story, a black-and-white film, that takes us to Japan, Manhattan, Santa Fe, and unnamed foreign cities, following a sometimes there, sometimes not urbane mystery man who is at home everywhere, and therefore nowhere. Furusato means "where my people lived, the place/that we are from; my ancestors lie here," and Cantor explores this theme beautifully and hauntingly. He uses form, free verse, Japanese stanzas and his own invented forms masterfully to introduce characters looking for their own homes: Sushi Sue, Tina the pole dancer, Bernie Madoff, Russian spies, and a somewhat older Rick and Ilse, meeting one last time in Casablanca. And at last we are granted a glimpse into his own furusato-his youth in the Bronx and his emotional home on the fictional Plover Island. For all of us traveling through life, Cantor's poems are a gift from a poet with the intelligence, wit, self-awareness, and insight to help us recognize our own furusato.
-Midge Goldberg
Michael Cantor's second book, Furasato, delivers what his readers have come to expect: fresh narratives, formal invention, a passion for all things Japanese, and imaginative attention to the details of his worlds. Furasato manages to be both timely and timeless.-A.M. Juster
Author: Michael Cantor
ISBN-10: 1950462129
ISBN-13: 9781950462124
Publisher: Kelsay Books
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2019
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.29d
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