Just Think of it

Bantock Gavin

"In Just Think of It", his first collection for over twenty years, Gavin Bantock proves that he has not grown tame. His many years in Japan have enriched his perspective when writing about life in Britain; he is also an acute observer of Japanese life from an Englishman's point of view. In his verse the clarity and simplicity of Japanese art combine with vivid (and often provocative and outlandish) imagery, as he writes with wit and precision on such subjects as the king crab, the speed of thought, and the proper place to read poetry: the lavatory.

About the Author

Gavin Bantock, born in England in 1939, wrote his long poem "Christ" (1965) while at New College, Oxford. It won the Richard Hillary Award for 1964 and the Poetry Society's Award in 1966. Since 1969, when he received an Eric Gregory Award, he has lived in Japan, where he taught English and drama at Reitaku University. He was awarded third prize in the 1998 Arvon Foundation International Poetry Competition. His books include "A New Thing Breathing" (1969), "Anhaga" (Anglo-Saxon translations, 1972), "Eirenikon" (1972), "Dragons" (1979), "Just Think of It" (2002) and "SeaManShip" (2003).

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