Compelling poems that celebrate language as it encounters the
nameless variety of the natural world, from Australia to Italy An
uncanny blend of the external and the intimate has been a hallmark
of Simon West’s poetry for nearly twenty years. In this new
collection, the Australian poet and Italianist delights in the
transforming and endlessly varied powers of naming and speaking.
West’s intensely regional focus stands in dialogue with Europe
and antiquity. Landscapes reveal the tangle of their historical
dimensions, as the rivers of both the Goulburn Valley in
southeastern Australia and the Po Valley in northern Italy merge
and flow into the wider currents of the Southern Ocean. Again and
again, language and the senses throw themselves into the nameless
riot of the world, from eucalypts and clouds to a medieval bell
tower and the sounds a pencil makes as it crosses a page.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Simon West
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
72 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-25059-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-691-25059-6 |
Barcode: |
9780691250595 |
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