Oracle Bones - Couverture souple

Harpur, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0856463256 ISBN 13 : 9780856463259

Editeur : Anvil Press Poetry, 2001

Synopsis

An Irish monk watching the Black Death edging towards him; a priest at Delphi lamenting the passing of an era; an Assyrian extispicist receiving more inspiration than is good for him - these are some of the voices in James Harpur's third collection. Drawing on legend, myth and sacred traditions, his poems explore universal forces - seen and unseen, personal and cosmic - shaping people's destinies, and the signs by which their patterns are revealed. These central issues coalesce in "Dies Irae", a long poem in which a Dark Age churchman tries to reconcile his mission to save souls in a sinking world with his own sickness, both physical and spiritual.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Harpur has published two previous collections, 'A Vision of Comets' and 'The Monk's Dream'. He was born in 1956 of Irish-British parents and works as a freelance writer. He has received an Eric Gregory Award, bursaries from the Arts Council and the Society of Authors, and a Year of the Artist award to be poet in residence at Exeter Cathedral in 2001. He was also winner of the 1995 National Poetry Competition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Anvil Press Poetry
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0856463256
• ISBN 13: 9780856463259
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible