A poetry collection by Eiichi Hirobe. It centers on lyric exchanges between the living and the dead, shaped by the death of the author's mother, a regional sense of life, and a searching inward voice.

The presence of the dead and the voice of place rise as quiet lyricism.

A poetry collection by Itsuko Yamanaka. It follows time moving toward parting, memory, and the instability of intimate relationships in restrained language.

The time leading to parting is marked in the quiet breathing of poetry.