Manatee/Humanity Softcover - 2009
by Waldman, Anne
- Used
- Paperback
- first
A fascinating new work from an internationally renowned poet
Anne Waldman's new investigative hybrid-poemexplores the nuances of inter-species communication and compassion.It draws on animal lore, animal encounters (with grey wolfand manatee), dreams, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, andBuddhist ritual to render a text of remarkable sympathy, reciprocity,and power. The poem asks questions as well as urges furtherengagement with the endangered (including our human selves).Part performance litany, part survival kit, part worried mammaliansoundings, Waldman explores, as ever, what it means to inhabit ourcondition through language and imagination inside a wheel of time.This is the mature work of a philosophical field poet with a shamanicmetabolism.
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Details
- Title Manatee/Humanity
- Author Waldman, Anne
- Binding softcover
- Edition 1st
- Condition Used - Fine copy
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2009
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # BOOKS100255I
- ISBN 9780143115212 / 0143115219
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 in (22.35 x 14.73 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Catalog Heading: Poetry
- Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Poetry
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009003689
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.54
Summary
A fascinating new work from an internationally renowned poet
Anne Waldman's new investigative hybrid-poem explores the nuances of inter-species communication and compassion. It draws on animal lore, animal encounters (with grey wolf and manatee), dreams, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and Buddhist ritual to render a text of remarkable sympathy, reciprocity, and power. The poem asks questions as well as urges further engagement with the endangered (including our human selves). Part performance litany, part survival kit, part worried mammalian soundings, Waldman explores, as ever, what it means to inhabit our condition through language and imagination inside a wheel of time. This is the mature work of a philosophical field poet with a shamanic metabolism.
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Citations
- Booklist, 04/01/2009, Page 15
- Library Journal, 06/15/2009, Page 76
- Publishers Weekly, 03/16/2009, Page 42
