Joan Metelerkamp
A new collection of poetry by Joan Metelerkamp is something to look forward to. Now the World Takes These Breaths is her eighth volume of poetry, and the second collection published by Modjaji Books. We also published Burnt Offering, back in 2009. I think it may have caused one of the biggest poetry debates ever on Bookslive. You also have to read this link if you want to follow the whole story.
Her earlier books include: Towing the Line (1992); Stone No More (1995); Into the Day Breaking (2000); Floating Islands (2001); Requieum (2003); and Carrying the Fire (2005).
Here is one poem from Now The World Takes These Breaths – just to give you a sense of the beauty and power of this new collection. But as with much of Metelerkamp’s previous work, the individual poems can be read as such, but they are also part of the whole work, so the reader only fully appreciates one poem if the whole collection is read and reread.
a poem by Joan Metelerkamp
Watch this space for news of launches and readings. I’m very excited about this new collection. You couldn’t tell could you?
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- Now The World Takes These Breaths by Joan Metelerkamp
EAN: 9781920590536
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