Wendy donawa (33 risultati)

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A Very Good copy with slight bumping to the bottom edge, else slight shelfwear in overall Near Fine condition. Internally clean and free of markings with an uncreased spine.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. From the private library of noted poet Richard Osler, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page. A Near Fine copy in black printed wraps with minimal shelfwear and an uncreased spine. Internally clean and free of markings. // 'An elegiac and incisive debut that blends poems of social justice with poems of ordinary life. In her first collection, Thin Air of the Knowable, the physical landscapes of Wendy Donawa's life--West Coast, Caribbean, prairies--ground many of her poems and often reflect the inner geography of her preoccupations. A road-trip poem moves from prairie winter, 'an icy scatter of gravel / the moving centre of this unpeopled world,' past a cattle liner on its way to the slaughter house, but it also passes beneath the sky's 'blazing scroll of light,' and magpies 'flashing black and teal in the sun.' Landscape also functions metaphorically to suggest how historical settings play out in the exigencies of individual lives. Other preoccupations include poems that reflect on poesis itself--the strange poem-making compulsion to capture that which is largely inexpressible (hence 'the thin air of the knowable'), and the role of dreams, memory, and intuition in shaping a poem's knowledge. Donawa is, in many ways, a political poet, yet manages to put flesh and blood into everything she writes.' -- publisher.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In a voice that shifts from ironic and quirky to contemplative and speculative, The Time of Falling Apart follows the poet through the inevitable passage of memory and time, and a search for meaning in a world rife with injustice.Without a traditional faith to navigate the horrors and wonders of life on earth, Wendy Donawa lingers with small beauties in a spiritual quest to keep love alive in a darkening world.The speakers eyes are wide open on catastrophes of aging, illness and family strife. But early memories are idyllic, entangled in the tides and towns of Vancouver Island, grounded by the coasts sensory world: the tides pebbly click and shush / and crows cawing in the arbutus.As she ages, the speakers internal narrative expands to consider a wider world populated with casualties of colonizing desires, fuelled by competing ideologies and a destabilizing pandemicthe time of falling apart. Here are the social hells of racism, war, colonial violence and homelessness. Here are despair over a damaged earth and grief over natures destruction.And yet, how not to notice when bees hum in the lavender, cyclamen gleams in December, and bears burrow in their marvellous, layered coats? When Bach blasts on the sound system, friends and cappuccinos are at hand, and, at the back of it all, there is always the unfathomable, glorious mystery of the cosmos.Elegiac, meditative and unwaveringly kind, this collection is for anyone who has felt unable to reconcile the implacable passing of time, but determined to recognize love and beauty wherever they may be found. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 126 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 126 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 126 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Softcover, staple-bound, 34 pages; very good condition; light rubbing to covers no internal marks.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In a voice that shifts from ironic and quirky to contemplative and speculative, The Time of Falling Apart follows the poet through the inevitable passage of memory and time, and a search for meaning in a world rife with injustice.Without a traditional faith to navigate the horrors and wonders of life on earth, Wendy Donawa lingers with small beauties in a spiritual quest to keep love alive in a 'darkening world.'The speaker's eyes are wide open on catastrophes of aging, illness and family strife. But early memories are idyllic, entangled in the tides and towns of Vancouver Island, grounded by the coast's sensory world: 'the tide's pebbly click and shush / and crows cawing in the arbutus.'As she ages, the speaker's internal narrative expands to consider a wider world populated with casualties of colonizing desires, fuelled by competing ideologies and a destabilizing pandemic-the 'time of falling apart.' Here are the social hells of racism, war, colonial violence and homelessness. Here are despair over a damaged earth and grief over nature's destruction.And yet, how not to notice when bees hum in the lavender, cyclamen gleams in December, and bears burrow in their marvellous, layered coats When Bach blasts on the sound system, friends and cappuccinos are at hand, and, at the back of it all, there is always the unfathomable, glorious mystery of the cosmos.Elegiac, meditative and unwaveringly kind, this collection is for anyone who has felt unable to reconcile the implacable passing of time, but determined to recognize love and beauty wherever they may be found.…

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: NEW.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Minor wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In a voice that shifts from ironic and quirky to contemplative and speculative, The Time of Falling Apart follows the poet through the inevitable passage of memory and time, and a search for meaning in a world rife with injustice.Without a traditional faith to navigate the horrors and wonders of life on earth, Wendy Donawa lingers with small beauties in a spiritual quest to keep love alive in a "darkening world."The speaker's eyes are wide open on catastrophes of aging, illness and family strife. But early memories are idyllic, entangled in the tides and towns of Vancouver Island, grounded by the coast's sensory world: "the tide's pebbly click and shush / and crows cawing in the arbutus."As she ages, the speaker's internal narrative expands to consider a wider world populated with casualties of colonizing desires, fuelled by competing ideologies and a destabilizing pandemic-the "time of falling apart." Here are the social hells of racism, war, colonial violence and homelessness. Here are despair over a damaged earth and grief over nature's destruction.And yet, how not to notice when bees hum in the lavender, cyclamen gleams in December, and bears burrow in their marvellous, layered coats? When Bach blasts on the sound system, friends and cappuccinos are at hand, and, at the back of it all, there is always the unfathomable, glorious mystery of the cosmos.Elegiac, meditative and unwaveringly kind, this collection is for anyone who has felt unable to reconcile the implacable passing of time, but determined to recognize love and beauty wherever they may be found. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…