Capildeo, Vahni
Like a Tree, Walking
- ISBN 13:
- 9781800171954
- author:
- Capildeo, Vahni
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 104
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.6 centimeters (0.14 kg
- Genre:
- Poetry, General, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Like a Tree, Walking is a poignant and innovative poetry collection that marks a new direction for Vahni Capildeo. Drawing inspiration from her interest in ecopoetics and silence, the book takes its title from a story of sight miraculously regained.
The poems in this book are deeply rooted in specific places, from nocturnes and lullabies in hilly landscapes to 'stillness exercises' that capture the emotional and aural textures of English trees. These journeys offer a unique configuration of the political, creating space for new kinds of address, declaration, and relation.
At its heart, Like a Tree, Walking is a book about love, written in a voice that is both deeply personal and universally relatable. Vahni Capildeo's poetry is guided by vernacular traditions of sensitivity, drawing on the work of poets such as Thomas A Clark and Iain Crichton Smith.
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