num_pages: 80
description: For the young Kenji Takezo, the innocent surfer who inhabits this collection of poems, balance becomes more than just trying to stand on a wave.  It is a way of surviving in a world as precarious as the ocean, a world constantly turning on itself.
language: English
title: The Ocean Inside Kenji Takezo
titlecomplete: The Ocean Inside Kenji Takezo (Pitt Poetry Series)
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 14
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Donald Hall Prize for Poetry
publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press