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The White Fire of Time
Ellen Hinsey
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Description for The White Fire of Time
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 7. Weight in Grams: 196.
In this exquisite book-length sequence, Ellen Hinsey explores the boundary between poetry and metaphysics, and the intimate bonds between morality and mortality. A modern examination of the contemplative life, The White Fire of Time draws on a breadth of cultural knowledge and a deep understanding of the wisdom of the body. The poems in this singular collection are visionary meditations which investigate, as Hinsey writes, ‘that wild chaos where life’s power endures’. The work is in three sections: The World, meditations on the ordinary, the daily life of the body and its place in nature and time; The Temple, ... Read more
In this exquisite book-length sequence, Ellen Hinsey explores the boundary between poetry and metaphysics, and the intimate bonds between morality and mortality. A modern examination of the contemplative life, The White Fire of Time draws on a breadth of cultural knowledge and a deep understanding of the wisdom of the body. The poems in this singular collection are visionary meditations which investigate, as Hinsey writes, ‘that wild chaos where life’s power endures’. The work is in three sections: The World, meditations on the ordinary, the daily life of the body and its place in nature and time; The Temple, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
195g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852246129
SKU
V9781852246129
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About Ellen Hinsey
Ellen Hinsey has published four books of poems: The Illegal Age (Arc Publications, 2018), a Poetry Book Society Choice; Update on the Descent (Bloodaxe Books, 2009), a 2007 National Poetry Series Finalist; The White Fire of Time (Wesleyan University Press, USA, 2002; Bloodaxe Books, UK, 2003); and Cities of Memory (1996), winner of the Yale Younger Poets Award. She also ... Read more
Reviews for The White Fire of Time
This is one of the most intellectually and spiritually ennobling books I have encountered, reminiscent of the writings of the great works of cosmogony and mysticism. It is the work of a true poet, whose sense of line, cadence and tonality, is unsurpassed among poets of her generation.
Carolyn Forché The White Fire of Time is a cantata, a ... Read more
Carolyn Forché The White Fire of Time is a cantata, a ... Read more