{"title":"Rosmarie Waldrop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosmarie Waldrop\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of language and meaning through her innovative poetry and prose. Her work invites readers into a space where abstraction and clarity intertwine, challenging conventional forms with a distinct voice that is both intellectual and emotive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e realm, Waldrop's writings are a testament to experimentation with structure and perception, making her an essential read for those intrigued by the intersections of language, art, and contemporary thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"driven-to-abstraction-by-rosmarie-waldrop-9780811218795","title":"Driven to Abstraction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven in a state of geometrical grace we cannot see time as it is, only as it passes. So the river shows us while softly disfiguring our waterlogged bodies on the way to vast projects of war. - Rosmarie Waldrop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriven to Abstraction\u003c\/em\u003e is Rosmarie Waldrop's sixth collection of poetry with New Directions. The first of its two sections, \"Sway-Backed Powerlines,\" consists of five sequences of prose poems whose subject matter ranges from voyages of discovery and the second Iraq war to geometry, memory, and the music of John Cage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart two, the title sequence, investigates the tendency to abstraction in our lives which, in the West, began with the Renaissance introduction of zero into arithmetic, the vanishing point into perspective, and imaginary money in economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDriven by the tension between abstraction and the concrete, and written in the shadow of ongoing wars, these poems are among Waldrop's most engaging and thrilling works to date, the writing of a master poet at the height of her creative powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596300697836,"sku":"9780811218795","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b538cc1933efd4c92350ac882bffed0a.jpg?v=1777930468"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/rosmarie-waldrop.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}