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Some Bright Elegance
Kayo Chingonyi
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Description for Some Bright Elegance
Paperback. Some Bright Elegance captures those moments of transformation when people, places or objects take on new significances. In the book this is explored in relation to bereavement, the transcendental qualities of music and the search for understanding between people. Num Pages: 36 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 50.
Some Bright Elegance is about the changes that are a part of life in the 21st Century. In the book this is explored in relation to the search for meaning and consolation in the wake of bereavement, the memorial role of music, and the effects of social change on local communities. The book is also threaded with imagined scenes centred on those defining moments when people, places or objects take on new significances.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
36
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844718726
SKU
V9781844718726
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-23
About Kayo Chingonyi
Kayo Chingonyi was born in Zambia in 1987 and came to the UK in 1993. His poems have been published in a range of magazines and anthologies including The Best British Poetry 2011 and The Salt Book Of Younger Poets. He also travels regularly across the UK, and internationally, to give readings. His work has been described as `full of ... Read more
Reviews for Some Bright Elegance
When Chingonyi speaks his poems; he has them all by heart, a relatively rare skill which allows the poet to connect more completely with his audience. The same vibrant personality comes through on the page with language full of internal rhyme and complex rhythms. But it is the subject matter that most enthrals; I’ve heard several poetry grandees bewail ... Read more