Rouse Up, O Young Men of the New Age
By Kenzaburo OeA man decides to craft a book of definitions for his disabled son and struggles to find the right words. For his inspiration, he reads the poems of William Blake – an unlikely choice for the down-to-earth job of defining things but ultimately one that offers an amazing treasure for readers – reading Blake through the lens of an author who makes his poetry accessible without sacrificing its otherworldliness.
Interspersed among poetic musings is the story of Eeyore, the disabled son – from his birth with an attached second brain to him becoming a young man with a burgeoning talent for