Eiko and Koma (New Directions Poetry Pamphlets)

Poet Forrest Gander's mesmerizing series of poems ― hinging around a dance schematic ― that captures and extends Eiko & Koma's performance with lyrical intensity and vividness

For over thirty years, Eiko & Koma, the Japanese-born choreographers and dancers,have created an influential theatre of movement out of stillness, shape, light, and sound. In tribute and collaboration, the acclaimed American poet Forrest Gander has written a mesmerizing series of poems ― hinging around a dance schematic ― that captures and extends the dancers’ performance with lyrical intensity and vividness.