June 30th, June 30th is a poetry collection published in 1978 by American writer Richard Brautigan. It was his eighth book of poetry and the last released in his lifetime. It contains 77 poems that Brautigan wrote in 1976 during his seven-week stay in Japan, presented in a diary-like format. The title is the date he planned to leave the country.In the introduction, Brautigan explains his complicated relationship with Japan. He was initially interested because of his uncle, who died as a result of Japanese bombing of Midway in World War II. In the years following the war, the anger he carried faded and he began to learn about and appreciate Japanese art and culture, which helped him to better understand the war, and led him to feel compelled to visit. Source: Wikipedia (en)