The Crossing Fee [Paperback]

Reimagining myth, history, and literature, this compilation draws upon the poet’s remarkable travels and experiences as a doctor while working in some of the most remote parts of the world. As it brings Rimbaud, Dante, and 17th-century picaresque into play, this compilation explores the ultimate journey of crossing into another world or another life.

Iain Bamforthis a former hospital doctor, a general practitioner, a translator, a lecturer in comparative literature, and a public health consultant. He is the author ofThe Good European.An established poet and critic draws on the great traditions of Scottish travel writers (such as Robert Louis Stevenson) and of physician-poets (such as William Carlos Williams) to poetically reimagine his unique experiences in some of the remotest parts of Asia.