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The poems in Portable Planet depict Shaffer's travels around the Pacific Rim: in California, Japan, and Indonesia. From Okinawan hermit crab to America's E stamp to unexpected glories of baldness, lines shine with humor and compassion. The Western Room, the central poem, explores Okinawa with a walking tour of Shuri Castle, once the royal red heart of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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Poetry. "PORTABLE PLANET is a marvelous book. I've been following Shaffer's work for years and he is on a definitive upward spiral"-Jim Harrison. "Graced by the best from the past, the poet wanders. His poems will take you to places you need to visit"-Steve Sanfield. "Eric Paul Shaffer's poems carry us ever inward and out, where particular stones sprout wings, where solid ground is shaken by the nimble fingers of small gods, and the normal everyday ways of life stay blessedly themselves. These poems are portable, they're the exact same size as the hip pocket of your mind"-John Kain.
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