Circadia |
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| Author:
| Watt, Alison |
| Editor:
| Follett, Beth |
| ISBN: | 978-1-897141-02-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | Pedlar Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Readers of Alison Watt's beautiful non-fiction work The Last Island already know that her scientist's eye and poet's heart are well joined. Circadia offers poetry that explores some of the same territory − what it means to live embedded in the arrangements of the natural world. The biologist knows that few things are more poetic or awe-inspiring than these arrangements. Through this knowledge Watt finds the truer and deeper metaphors for the biggest puzzle of all: the human...
More DescriptionReaders of Alison Watt's beautiful non-fiction work The Last Island already know that her scientist's eye and poet's heart are well joined. Circadia offers poetry that explores some of the same territory − what it means to live embedded in the arrangements of the natural world. The biologist knows that few things are more poetic or awe-inspiring than these arrangements. Through this knowledge Watt finds the truer and deeper metaphors for the biggest puzzle of all: the human condition. With finely crafted language, she gives us an uncommon view − insights refracted through the double lens of the poet's eye and the scientist's heart.