This stunning collection engages directly with history, the living continuum that connects us with our near and distant past, all while nourishing and illuminating our present. Here are traces left of presence: Indian scratchings on rock, the nail-marks of destroyed frescoes, spoken fragments of war memories: petroglyphs that function as both memorials and re-awakenings, all traceable with the finger of the imagination. Here, too, are images of the stilled, the stopped life: a snowed-up village, the paralyzed victim of ...
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This stunning collection engages directly with history, the living continuum that connects us with our near and distant past, all while nourishing and illuminating our present. Here are traces left of presence: Indian scratchings on rock, the nail-marks of destroyed frescoes, spoken fragments of war memories: petroglyphs that function as both memorials and re-awakenings, all traceable with the finger of the imagination. Here, too, are images of the stilled, the stopped life: a snowed-up village, the paralyzed victim of motor-neurone disease, a soft drink fermented in an old village caf???. From this rueful equilibrium of midlife, Thorpe circles his own personal history, allowing regret and anticipation their Janus-like say. These are erudite, generous poems, formally versatile yet rich in startlingly original observation and a natural lyric grace. Performing his unique archaeology on lives lived, Adam Thorpe once again displays the range of his imagination and the depth of his humanity.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN: 9780224063852.
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New. These poems perform an archaeology on lives lived. In this his fourth collection, Adam Thorpe continues his engagement with history, the living continuum that connects us with our near and distant past, nourishing and illuminating our present. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120. 2003. 1St Edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
