Tarn, Nathaniel

Gondwana

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ISBN 13:
9780811225021
author:
Tarn, Nathaniel
format:
Paperback
publisher:
New Directions Publishing Corporation
language:
English
Publication Year:
2017
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
22.35 x 14.99 x 0.51 centimetres
Genre:
Poetry, American, Poetry
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£14.62

Description

Gondwana is a new collection by Nathaniel Tarn, America's internationalist poet. This book contemplates an ancient supercontinent long-dispersed into fragments in the Southern Hemisphere, and its various parts cohere into a unified whole that celebrates bird flight, waves, and illuminating light while warning against environmental calamity. Tarn's poems explore different landscapes and themes, from the New Mexican desert to Morocco, and personify figures such as Lydia Litvyak as Eurydice speaking to her Captain. The book also includes a long section, "Exitus Generis Humani," which pours out lines in slow, mournful song, revealing the human heart's connection to the world. Tarn's poetry is celebrated for its inquiry and ethical action, and Gondwana warns of a definitive ending if we do not demand radical change.

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