num_pages: 144
description: 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.
language: English
title: Portable Planet
titlecomplete: Portable Planet (Leaping Dog Press Book, # 1)
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Leaping Dog Press