East of the Sun West of the MoonRahman TazLabel: SerenDescription: Taz Rahman's East of the Sun West of the Moon is named after the 1935 jazz standard and like any great jazz tune - many of which inspire these poems - this collection is full of improvisation innovation with language and it demands a quality of listening carefully to the world of paying attention. Many of these poems are from the perspective of a flaneur someone who wanders through the city – in this case Cardiff – registering impressions about the people and things observed. This includes a deep fascination for nature as encountered in city parks and on the banks of the Taff as it winds its way through the metropolis.
