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Discover 'Lyre', a groundbreaking poetry collection by Stuart Cooke that transcends traditional boundaries. This BRAND NEW title, published by UWA Publishing in 2019, explores the profound connections between life forms—human, animal, and plant. With an ISBN of 9781760800345, 'Lyre' invites readers into a sonic and sculptural journey, celebrating the diverse expressions of poetry as influenced by Australasian nature. Spanning oceans, coastlines, and rainforests, this poetic work asks essential questions about the intersections of language and the non-human world. Discover how poetry transforms when it engages with flora, fauna, and the landscapes around us. Each piece reflects years of meticulous research into the extraordinary biodiversity of Australasia, echoing the voices of the natural realm. 'Lyre' is more than a book; it’s a call to engage with the world’s poetic essence. Experience the ambition and humor of this collection, which has been lauded as a triumph by JM Coetzee. Enjoy free shipping on your order, and please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note: 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: 9781760800345
Year: 2019
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Description:
Lyre is a sonic, sculptural cornucopia of new and startling forms. Stuart Cooke proposes that all kinds of life— animal, plant and otherwise — have their own modes of expression, each of which can each be translated into a different kind of poetry. Ranging across Australasian oceans, coastlines, rainforests, savannahs and deserts, and similarly wide-ranging in its approach to form and lineation, Lyre asks what happens when poems make contact with non-human worlds; in so doing, it welcomes whole new worlds to poetry.
Inspired in part by books like Les Murray's Translations from the Natural World and Barry Hill & John Wolseley's Lines for Birds, Lyre is the result of many years of research into a selection of Australasian flora, fauna and landforms. The collection asks what happens to poetry when it encounters more-than human life.
'Drawing on the deepest resources of antipodean poetics, Lyre hymns the created world in all its prodigious diversity. It is funny, reverent, full of curious facts, and crazily ambitious. A triumph.' — JM Coetzee
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: 9781760800345
Year: 2019
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Description:
Lyre is a sonic, sculptural cornucopia of new and startling forms. Stuart Cooke proposes that all kinds of life— animal, plant and otherwise — have their own modes of expression, each of which can each be translated into a different kind of poetry. Ranging across Australasian oceans, coastlines, rainforests, savannahs and deserts, and similarly wide-ranging in its approach to form and lineation, Lyre asks what happens when poems make contact with non-human worlds; in so doing, it welcomes whole new worlds to poetry.
Inspired in part by books like Les Murray's Translations from the Natural World and Barry Hill & John Wolseley's Lines for Birds, Lyre is the result of many years of research into a selection of Australasian flora, fauna and landforms. The collection asks what happens to poetry when it encounters more-than human life.
'Drawing on the deepest resources of antipodean poetics, Lyre hymns the created world in all its prodigious diversity. It is funny, reverent, full of curious facts, and crazily ambitious. A triumph.' — JM Coetzee