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Discover the captivating world of contemporary poetry with this brand-new book featuring the works of Petra White. 'The Incoming Tide', published by John Leonard Press, is a poetic masterpiece that beautifully blends various forms such as odes, elegies, and near-sonnets. This mesmerizing collection invites readers to embark on a linguistic journey through the author's joyous and sly reflections on life. With powerful themes that explore growing up, memory, and the essence of our modern world, Petra White's eloquent verses resonate deeply with the experiences of everyday life. The distinct cadence influenced by pentameter infuses a rhythmic quality that enhances the reading experience, making each poem a melodic treasure. 'The Incoming Tide' earned a prestigious shortlist for the 2007 Judith Wright Calanthe Prize in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and received an 'Honourable Mention' in 'The Age' Poetry Book of the Year 2007. Perfect for poetry lovers and literary enthusiasts alike, this book is an essential addition to your collection. Embrace the adventure of language and thought with Himalayan-like peaks of creativity waiting to be explored within these pages. Please note: Shipping for this item is free! Allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780977578740
Year: 2007
Publisher: John Leonard Press
Description:
Thinking - joyous and sly - is the mark of these poems by Petra White. They are odes, elegies, lyric sequences and compact near-sonnets - classical forms of a strong verbal music: a chiming among consonants and syllables, a flexing of line on line, playing into the mind's play, making poetry's invitation to be uttered. Petra White invests them with free-verse vigour, while confidently drawing in some of pentameter's gifts of cadence for phrasing. She leans to themes of growing up, yet autobiography is barely the point. 'Grave' gazes as at a mirror image of a cult childhood. 'Highway', written recently, thinks back into a hippie journey at twenty: 'I' sits very lightly - just visible - in these poems, and in the book. 'Southbank', about office work, is satire, and affection. Her concern is quite general: to say something about our time and place, and the surprise of its opening out to worlds of otherness. The Incoming Tide was shortlisted for the 2007 Judith Wright Calanthe Prize in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. It received 'Honourable Mention' in 'The Age' Poetry Book of the Year 2007.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780977578740
Year: 2007
Publisher: John Leonard Press
Description:
Thinking - joyous and sly - is the mark of these poems by Petra White. They are odes, elegies, lyric sequences and compact near-sonnets - classical forms of a strong verbal music: a chiming among consonants and syllables, a flexing of line on line, playing into the mind's play, making poetry's invitation to be uttered. Petra White invests them with free-verse vigour, while confidently drawing in some of pentameter's gifts of cadence for phrasing. She leans to themes of growing up, yet autobiography is barely the point. 'Grave' gazes as at a mirror image of a cult childhood. 'Highway', written recently, thinks back into a hippie journey at twenty: 'I' sits very lightly - just visible - in these poems, and in the book. 'Southbank', about office work, is satire, and affection. Her concern is quite general: to say something about our time and place, and the surprise of its opening out to worlds of otherness. The Incoming Tide was shortlisted for the 2007 Judith Wright Calanthe Prize in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. It received 'Honourable Mention' in 'The Age' Poetry Book of the Year 2007.