In Accidental Occidental, a unique collage of words and images, David McKirdy spins an Asian tapestry of people, places and impressions. The original hardcover edition was awarded a prestigious publication grant from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Accidental Occidental is here re-issued as an international paperback to introduce McKirdy's work to a new and wider audience.One of Hong Kong's best-known poets, David McKirdy was born in Scotland, raised in Hong Kong and confused in England when he arrived there for the first time as a twenty-year-old. Once he returned to Hong Kong, he never left again.