In Continents [electronic resource]
Richard Reeve2013
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From the violence of Tiberius and Edward III to the death of James Cook's
Polynesian companion Tupaia, this collection of poems examines a litany of
historical contexts, countering the habitual barbarity, selfishness, and
stupidity of humans by highlighting their potential. It contrasts grace with
atavism, imaginative transcendence with the determinative structures of biology,
culture, and belief. Humans, the clever apes, live and die in age-old
continents, but behave incontinently. At the collection's core is the role of
poetry as revelation of the ethical horizon of human existence and how as a
species the human race willfully neglects to act in accordance with this
revelation. In one example, the collection also reflects on the environmental
conflict presently raging in Otago-Southland concerning the giant wind farms
proposed by Meridian, TrustPower, and other generators. Ironically, the poems
suggest that areas of great and remote natural beauty have fallen victim to
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Main title:
In Continents [electronic resource] / Richard Reeve
Author:
Richard Reeve, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Auckland University Press, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (80 pages,)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781775580911
Language:
English
BRN:
433791
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More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |