Sailing to Hokkaido by Joseph Woods
Sailing to Hokkaido won the prestigious Patrick Kavanagh Award for Best First Collection (2000) and has been widely acclaimed since its publication in October 2001.
“These are likeable open-handed poems, inviting us into the poet’s experiences - both as foreign journeys and as explorations of language and verse techniques.”
Poetry Ireland Review 72
“Wood favours, not always but frequently, the terseness of the double-line stanza. This lends a stripped down, minimalist almost haiku-like nature to the work… all in all a fine first collection from an open and embracing poetic imagination.”
Books Ireland March 02
