Eavesdropping in Plato's Cafe - Couverture souple

Ramey, Jack

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1943112789 ISBN 13 : 9781943112784

Editeur : Springwood Press LLC, 2015

Synopsis

In real and imagined terrains, where the past often mingles with the future, and is always alive in the present, the poems in Jack Ramey’s provocative new collection, Eavesdropping in Plato’s Café, are lyrical celebrations of the mysteries of life, death, and eternity. In these compelling evocations of the natural and supernatural world, he embraces the fragility of existence. The three sections of the book, End-Games, World-Soul, and Ghost-Dance, take the reader on a journey through time and space that is as real as the 21st century ground beneath our feet and as magical as the ancient promise of an afterlife “where all forgotten dreams are remembered.”

The title poem and others in the collection touch on the intellectual and aesthetic history of the West, while others trace a highly personal spiritual evolution incorporating both eastern and western spiritual thought. The poems, both the long ones and the shorter lyrics, are filtered through an understanding that we as human beings are all temporal creatures striving toward some understanding of why we are here and where we are going. They speak through a highly charged musical idiom that touches the intellect as well as the heart.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jack Ramey is a poet, author, performer, and English professor at Indiana University SE. Jack frequently posts poems and writes reviews for Springwood Press. His poetry books include The Future Past, Death Sings in the Choir of Light, and Eavesdropping in Plato’s Café, which was released by Springwood Press in April 2015. His documentary, William Blake: Inspiration and Vision, won an Aegis award for best educational film.

In his early years, Jack was a member of the counterculture and read his poetry in Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Eugene, Victoria BC, and Kent OH. He then moved to Manhattan to work in the theater. His one-person show Dark Is a Long Way: An Evening with Dylan Thomas ran for two years at the 13th Street Theater in NYC, at the Odyssey Theater in LA, and toured the country. His acting roles in NYC include the stage role of Bunthorne in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience. He taught in Stockholm for several years. On his return to America, he performed in medieval plays with the Chicago Medieval Players and often read his poetry at the Green Mill, where he was a finalist in the Chicago Slam.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springwood Press LLC
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1943112789
• ISBN 13: 9781943112784
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 126
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg