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Intensely compassionate and consoling, this collection of poetry revolves around the concept of death, offering an appreciation for nature and humanity. Playful alliterations take shape in the cloud-laden aspects of the first section and the dry realms of severe spirituality in the second. The implied narrative behind each verse has to do with family, but especially with loss of family members and how the connections they once formed live on for good or ill. Drawing from previous careers in mathematics and literary editing, Ramke's resulting style is one that moves readily among scientific, religious, and literary discourse and discoveries. Sharply examining the connection between what is manufactured and what is fact, the result is a tumbling sort of movement through the shadowy areas of consciousness -- leaving readers with the awareness that knowledge is adventure.
| ISBN | 1890650609 | | Pages | 136 | | ISBN13 | 9781890650605
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 200 | | Publisher | Omnidawn Publishing | | Published in | Richmond, CA | | Imprint | Omnidawn Publishing | | Height (mm) | 230 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 155 | | Publication date | 18 May 2012 | | Spine width (mm) | 13 | | DEWEY | 811.54 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | |
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"In one of his finest books in a career spanning five decades, Ramke . . . chooses the sky as the guiding figure. . . . Ramke achieves a new inner calm, even as he contemplates death, finality, . . . fear . . . one of Ramke's most accessible and powerful books." --"Publishers Weekly "*STARRED REVIEW* (April 23, 2012)  Be the first to write a customer review
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