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Two Kinds of Silence
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This collection will appeal to readers who appreciate contemplative poetry that blends sensory detail with global and personal perspectives. Ideal for those interested in nature, language, and cultural reflections within contemporary poetry.
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See moreExplores natural as well as inner landscapes, and turns her full focus of attention to things somatic, linguistic, tidal, seasonal, geographical, even floral, roving from kitchen to coast, Tasmania to Ethiopia.
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In Two Kinds of Silence, Kathryn Lomer explores natural as well as inner landscapes and turns her full focus of attention to things somatic, linguistic, tidal, seasonal, geographical, even floral. Her writing roves from kitchen to coast, Tasmania to Ethiopia.
This collection is an exciting follow-up to Extraction of Arrows, her award-winning first collection of poems.
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ISBN: 9780702236129
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 July 2007
Country: Australia
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
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Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 120g
Pages: 96
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