The Temple on Monday Author:Tom Crawford Tom Crawford combines the spirituality of the East with his own American working class pragmatism. These poems explore the people, culture, and landscape of Korea through the emotional lens of a compassionate expatriate who gives voice to the mystery and wonder underlying everyday life. Crawford is able to find beauty in a traffic accident, and ... more »he can discover the story of a nation in a pair of abandoned shoes. Lyrical at times, he writes in a tone of quiet authority, and his verse is as unhurried as a light snowfall in Kwanju or the waters of the Bean-Paste River. (Distributed by University of Washington Press for Eastern Washington University Press.)« less