The glosa is an early Renaissance form, first developed by the poets of the Spanish court. In Hologram , celebrated poet P.K. Page offers us fourteen of these elegant, intricate poems, each a homage to another poet. It is a stunning volume, of great range, depth, and technical mastery: a tribute not only to the writers represented in its pages, but also to the unsung art of reading, to which all who love literature, writer and non-writer alike, are apprenticed. Above all, it is a tribute to life, and to the life of the ...
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The glosa is an early Renaissance form, first developed by the poets of the Spanish court. In Hologram , celebrated poet P.K. Page offers us fourteen of these elegant, intricate poems, each a homage to another poet. It is a stunning volume, of great range, depth, and technical mastery: a tribute not only to the writers represented in its pages, but also to the unsung art of reading, to which all who love literature, writer and non-writer alike, are apprenticed. Above all, it is a tribute to life, and to the life of the planet which, more delicately than we had imagined, sustains us. Hologram is the sophisticated work of a seasoned poet whose mind soars, at times leaving the reader scrambling. But Page is and always has been more than a poet's poet, and in the end it's her reverence for ordinary things that makes poems like 'Planet Earth' sing, giving them universal appeal. -- Carol Bruneau, Quill & Quire
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed by P.K. Page in the title page with no inscription; a solid, clean copy in collectible condition.
