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Caterpillar on a Leaf

By Rae Desmond Jones
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In Caterpillar on a Leaf, Rae Desmond Jones shifts from narrative poetry to the ghazal form, exploring the deeper intuitive and psychological foundations of literary and scientific meaning. His precise observations of social and political phenomena reveal the tensions between individual impulses and societal contexts, blending unsettling insights with moments of humour.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This collection is suited to readers interested in contemporary poetry, especially those who appreciate psychologically rich and socially aware verse in innovative poetic forms.

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Rae Desmond Jones' poetry specialises in precisely observed social and political phenomena. People and their often anti-social impulses, as acted out in tension with their social context, give his poetry the power to unsettle and disturb, while maintaining the comic aspects of his subject's humanity. In A Caterpillar on a Leaf, this gifted narrativ

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Rae Desmond Jones' poetry specialises in precisely observed social and political phenomena. People and their often anti-social impulses, as acted out in tension with their social context, give his poetry the power to unsettle and disturb, while maintaining the comic aspects of his subject's humanity.

In Caterpillar on a Leaf, this gifted narrative poet turns away from explicit narrative and adopts the ghazal form in order to contemplate the deeper intuitive and psychological bases of literary and scientific meaning.

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ISBN: 9781922186645

Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2016

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puncher and Wattmann

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 60

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