Description
Discover the latest literary gem from acclaimed contemporary poet John Mateer in his mesmerizing new collection. This unique book features 64 evocative sonnets that follow the journey of an alter-ego, Joăo, as he traverses the globe. Join Joăo at vibrant festivals, intimate readings, and significant encounters with friends, lovers, and notable authors. Through these diverse experiences, the poems delve into deep themes of identity, melancholy, dreams, and reminiscences, painting a rich portrait of the poet's travels. Joăo's character embodies a blend of innocence and depth, marked by moments of joy and enlightening illumination.
Mateer’s exploration of the anti-hero is profound, weaving a narrative that is refreshingly innovative in Australian literature. His poignant reflections convey a belief in the power of literature to forge connections and provoke contemplation, embracing what he describes as 'the deep mandala of meeting and friendship.' This collection is not just poetry; it’s a global odyssey exploring cross-cultural dynamics and historical reflections, inviting readers to ponder the interplay between individual experiences and the broader tapestry of human emotion.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925336627
Year: 2018
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please 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: 9781925336627
Year: 2018
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
New collection from award-winning poet John Mateer
In a sequence of 64 sonnets, John Mateer
describes the encounters of an alter-ego, JoĂŁo, as he travels across the globe,
attending festivals and readings, meeting with friends, lovers, and often-famous
fellow authors. Questioning identity, melancholy in disposition, troubled
by dreams and memories, JoĂŁo is also an innocent, and given to moments of
illumination and joy.
Mateer is both ironic and affectionate in his treatment
of this picaresque figure, creating through his sonnet sequence a narrative
which is new in Australian writing, the worldwide adventures of the poet as anti-hero, one who, despite his disappointments, still believes in the power of literature
to create a sense of belonging, and to invoke 'the deep mandala of meeting and
friendship'.
'John
Mateer is a poet with a peripatetic sense of self who isfascinated by
cross-cultural historical currents and transformations…his poems frequently
register how history and its associated human ambitions and cruelties taint or
inflect much that we know.' — Sydney
Review of Books
Mateer’s exploration of the anti-hero is profound, weaving a narrative that is refreshingly innovative in Australian literature. His poignant reflections convey a belief in the power of literature to forge connections and provoke contemplation, embracing what he describes as 'the deep mandala of meeting and friendship.' This collection is not just poetry; it’s a global odyssey exploring cross-cultural dynamics and historical reflections, inviting readers to ponder the interplay between individual experiences and the broader tapestry of human emotion.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925336627
Year: 2018
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please 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: 9781925336627
Year: 2018
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
New collection from award-winning poet John Mateer
In a sequence of 64 sonnets, John Mateer
describes the encounters of an alter-ego, JoĂŁo, as he travels across the globe,
attending festivals and readings, meeting with friends, lovers, and often-famous
fellow authors. Questioning identity, melancholy in disposition, troubled
by dreams and memories, JoĂŁo is also an innocent, and given to moments of
illumination and joy.
Mateer is both ironic and affectionate in his treatment
of this picaresque figure, creating through his sonnet sequence a narrative
which is new in Australian writing, the worldwide adventures of the poet as anti-hero, one who, despite his disappointments, still believes in the power of literature
to create a sense of belonging, and to invoke 'the deep mandala of meeting and
friendship'.
'John
Mateer is a poet with a peripatetic sense of self who isfascinated by
cross-cultural historical currents and transformations…his poems frequently
register how history and its associated human ambitions and cruelties taint or
inflect much that we know.' — Sydney
Review of Books