In This Second Collection Of Poems, Vikram Seth Reflects On Three Cultures He Knows Well: India, California And China. The Poet Donald Davie Writes: 'Vikram Seth'S Poems Should Have An Impact Far Beyond Much Noisier Pieces; For When Did We Last See A Volume In Which The Poet'S Eye Is On What Is Objectively Before Him, Rather Than On The Intricacies Of His Own Sensibility?'