Hikikomori

Auteur

Virginia Aronson is the author of the chapbooks Itako (Clare Songbirds Publishing, 2020) and Tropical Diagnoses (Finishing Line Press, 2011). She is the director of FNR Foundation, which published Mottainai: A Journey in Search of the Zero Waste Life (Dixi Books, 2019). FNR supports nonprofit organizations that work to improve the broken food system and make healthy food available to all or teach ways of feeding and eating that are good for the earth.

Texte du rabat

Hikikomori, a Japanese term meaning "pulling inward," is used to describe mostly young adults who withdraw from society and remain secluded in their bedrooms for long periods, sometimes decades. The syndrome causes the sufferer and their family great pain as well as emotional and spiritual deprivation. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global lockdowns, it is possible that a sharp increase in hikikomori cases will appear around the world. This collection of poems was written during this desperate global situation. Each poem is accompanied by a short explanation to assist readers. Simple, uncommon drawings enhance the experience of reading and returning to this collection.