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Seize
Seize, Brian Komei Dempster’s follow-up to Topaz, spares no one the highs and lows of fatherhood. The speaker struggles to care for his young and ailing child—a child whose many medical…Read more
My Mother Watches Horses with Brendan
This poem was originally published in Diode. It appears in Brian Komei Dempster’s second book, Seize.Read more
Your Hands Guide Me Through Trains
“Your Hands Guide Me Through Trains,” a poem from Topaz by Brian Komei Dempster. Reprinted with permission of Four Way Books. All rights reserved.Read more
Temple Bell Lesson
“Temple Bell Lesson,” a poem from Topaz by Brian Komei Dempster. Reprinted with permission of Four Way Books. All rights reserved.Read more
Topaz
Topaz, Brian Komei Dempster’s debut poetry collection, examines the experiences of a Japanese American family separated and incarcerated in American World War II prison camps. This volume delves into the…Read more
From Our Side of the Fence
From Our Side of the Fence contains the first-person accounts of eleven former camp prisoners who recall their memories of youth in America’s concentration camps. This collection traces each author’s…Read more
Making Home from War
With honesty and an eye for detail, Making Home from War is the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning From Our Side of the Fence. Written by twelve Japanese American elders…Read more
Collecting Nisei Stories
The Collecting Nisei Stories project and website encourages former camp prisoners to tell their own stories of wartime incarceration and post-war resettlement. This collection—published here online for the first time—offers…Read more
Four Way Books Announces the Publication of ‘Topaz’
Topaz, Brian Komei Dempster’s debut poetry collection, examines the experiences of a Japanese American family separated and incarcerated in American World War II prison camps. This volume delves into the…Read more