Publication

2008-07-28 - W. W. Norton

Language

English

Word Count

24,000 words, Guess

Page Count

96 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCPS3569.P554 W38 2008
  • LCCPS3569.P554W38 2008
  • DDC811/.54

Description

In Elizabeth Spires's sixth collection of poetry, the pilgrim soul, in its various guises, meditates on its own slow becoming, finding humble companions in creatures as unlikely as a lowly snail, a prehistoric coelacanth, or a tiny Japanese netsuke of a badger disguised as a monk. For Spires, life is both a pilgrimage and a deepening--birth, death, and transformation all part of a seamless continuum. Possessed of a calm, crystalline sense of eternity, her poems invite fellow travelers to sit for a little while and be cleansed of the dust of existence.

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Other Editions

  • The Wave-Maker: PoemsHardcoverW. W. Norton2008-07-28

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