Quirk angelika (14 resultados)

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Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Chaos & Calm. Book.

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In both subject matter and style, Angelika Quirk's new poetry book ranges far and wide-from her childhood experiences in war-torn Hamburg playing in the rubble of hollow houses, to the delights and perils of love, to the wit of the latest offerings in imagery, as in 'Body Parts Galore' -souls on sale/ some lighter than air/ some thinner than sin.We follow the lead of her lyrical voice through a dreamscape that includes Valkyries, an escape artist, a bearded monk, a Derwish dancer, a camel spitting into the sinking sun and a kleptomaniac squinting at the hologram of her elusive mind.She writes about the inequalities of the human condition: the war in Ukraine 'Lacrimosa-Weeping', children separated from families at the Mexican border, and refugees drowning in the Mediterranean Sea-A child's body washes ashore./ His father clutching him./ His eyes turning east toward Mecca. The poet doesn't just brush against the surface of things, but delves into the complexity beneath, If I could give up the fear of falling,/ of drowning, I could dive down/ into your murky depth.Looming over this collection is a menacing past, both personal and historical: the poet surviving war and famine, hiding in bomb-shelters, yet as a teenager dancing in operas and ballets, she keeps her balance with style and verve. In her poem 'They Are Dancing' her final words: 'They touch the sun, then dance on ashes, practicing the graceful ways of angels. They dance on shards of a broken world. They dance.'.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Chaos & Calm | Angelika Quirk | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2024 | The Poetry Box | EAN 9781956285765 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.