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Anatomy of Sand

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In an expansive new collection encompassing myths and science, the political and personal, the local and global, lyrical and technical language, from outer space to the microscopic, Nyman asks us to pay attention to how our present-day actions will impact future ecological events. These poems listen... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Anatomy of Sand

The Anatomy of Sand is the first poetry collection written in English by the Finnish–New Zealand poet Mikaela Nyman.

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In an expansive new collection encompassing myths and science, the political and personal, the local and global, lyrical and technical language, from outer space to the microscopic, Nyman asks us to pay attention to how our present-day actions will impact future ecological events.

These poems listen to the creaking of space and wash of oceans, document the methane dunes on Pluto and eroding runes at Back Beach, and search the Finnish Kalevala mythology for answers.

Anatomy of Sand invites readers into a world where the boundaries between different spheres blur, urging a reflection on our place in the cosmos and our responsibility towards it.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781776922895

Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 May 2025

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Te Herenga Waka University Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 108

About the Author

Mikaela Nyman is from the autonomous, demilitarised Γ…land Islands in Finland and lives in Taranaki. Her climate fiction novel SADO was published by Te Herenga Waka University Press in 2020. Her two poetry collections in Swedish were nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2020 and 2024 respectively. Her second poetry collection, To get out of a riptide you must move sideways (Ellips), connects Taranaki and Finland and was awarded a literary prize in 2024 by the Swedish Literary Society (SLS) in Finland. In 2024, she was the Robert Burns Fellow.

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