Song Of The Broken String
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Song Of The Broken String
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Author : Stephen Watson
language : en
Publisher: Sheep Meadow Press
Release Date : 1991-12
Song Of The Broken String written by Stephen Watson and has been published by Sheep Meadow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
The /Xam Bushmen, hunters, gatherers, some poets among them, were a stone age people who survived nearly 5,000 years in the region now known as the Cape Province of South Africa. By the turn of this century they had completely disappeared, destroyed finally by the murderous European settlement of the interior. Song of the Broken String has its provenance in the oral tradition of this ancient culture. In the 1860s, a German linguist named W. H. Bleek become aware of the genocide in progress. Taking into his service three /Xam Bushmen he found working as convict laborers in a chain gang, he set about preserving a small part of their heritage. After devising a phonetic notation of the /Xam's language, he transcribed the personal narratives, songs, and folktales of these three men and translated them into English. Housed in an archive at the University of Cape Town, the 12,000 pages of the Bleek and Lloyd Collection are all that remains of this people and their language. Stephen Watson, a contemporary South African poet, has explored this archive, "re-translating" Bleek's word-for-word English prose into poems in which something of the power of those original voices lives on, however filtered through the 19th century ethnographer and the 20th century writer. The results not only offer a path into a powerful oral tradition, but also raise questions about the ways in which we listen to and "translate" cultures that are distant or lost. Song of the Broken String does not bring back the /Xam, it is not a collection of artifacts. Something survives here that is almost monumental, certainly beautiful. Stephen Watson, a contemporary South African poet and writer, has explored this archive, "re-translating" Bleek's word- for- word English prose into poems in which the power of these original voices would live on. However filtered through the 19th century ethnographer and the 20th century writer, poetry seemed the obvious form for this dialogue. The results not only offer a way into a powerful oral tradition but also raise questions about the ways in which we listen to and "translate" cultures that are distant or lost, cultures in whose fate we are somehow complicit. Song of the Broken String does not bring back the /Xam, but it makes their ghosts vital presences in our own literary tradition.
Girl With A Broken String
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Girl With A Broken String written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
Multimedia novel about heartache with lyrics, songs, and stories.
The Lava Of This Land
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Author : Denis Hirson
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 1997
The Lava Of This Land written by Denis Hirson and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Literary Criticism categories.
A collection of South African poetry.
The Broken String
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Author : Grace Schulman
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2008-09-22
The Broken String written by Grace Schulman and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-22 with Poetry categories.
An award-winning contemporary poet celebrates the joyful, impossible language of music in this collection that “surpasses her distinguished previous work” (Harold Bloom). One of the finest poets writing today, Grace Schulman finds order in art and nature that enables her to stand fast in a threatened world. The title refers to Itzhak Perlman’s performance of a violin concerto with a snapped string, which inspires a celebration of life despite limitations. For her, song imparts endurance: Thelonious Monk evokes Creation; John Coltrane’s improvisations embody her own heart’s desire to “get it right on the first take”; the wind plays a harp-shaped oak; and her immigrant ancestors remember their past by singing prayers on a ship bound for New York. In the words of Wallace Shawn, “When I read her, she makes me want to live to be four hundred years old, because she makes me feel that there is so much out there, and it’s unbearable to miss any of it.” “Grace Shulman has developed into one of the permanent poets of her generation.” —Harold Bloom “[An] extended paean to the triumph of art over adversity or, perhaps, to the birth of beauty in adversity.” —The Seattle Times
The Broken String
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Author : Karla Andersdatter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-10-01
The Broken String written by Karla Andersdatter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with categories.
In Update on Leda and the Swan, Alba Cruz-Hacker begins, A kick-ass blow: a giant wings turned weak, / trapped by the heel of a patent leather boot, turning both Yeats and Zeus on their heads in a sonnet as wisely parodic as it is elegantly composed. It is tempting, therefore, to call kick-ass the impressive debut by this Dominican-American poet, but that would hardly serve the range and richness of a collection by turns earthy and polished, angry and meditative, confessional and political, sensual and acutely intellectual.No Honey for Wild Beasts is a complete and stunning accomplishment in itself, but it is also radiant with the promise of a brilliant career. B. H. Fairchild, author of Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest No Honey for Wild Beasts is an anthem, heart song, lamentation, and freedom cry. In skillfully wrought, passionate, and searingly honest poems, Alba Cruz-Hacker explores the exaltations of womens experiences, as well as exposing their darker depths. As a woman straddling several cultures, she confronts the painful legacies of colonial rule and racism. She also pays homage to the struggles of disempowered individuals in China, the Middle East, and elsewhere, who fight for equality, justice, and humane treatment. Though she perceives herself as a hybrid, Cruz-Hacker is truly a borderless Everywoman, a poet extending Walt Whitmans democratized vision and Derek Walcotts moral compass and lush Caribbean lyricism. With her rage and outrage, tenderness and vulnerability, devastating insight and luminous mythologizing, her presence in contemporary letters is one we need like a life raft. Her poetry takes us to unchartered territory, to islands ofturbulent discovery and ultimate recovery. Maurya Simon, author of Ghost Orchid and Speaking in Tongues Alba Cruz-Hacker writes with a fierce aesthetic and a compassionate engagement with the world. The journey these poems invite you on is necessary and compelling. Chris Abani, author of Kalakuta Republic and Song For Night
The Broken String
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Author : Neil Bennun
language : en
Publisher: Neil Bennun
Release Date : 2004
The Broken String written by Neil Bennun and has been published by Neil Bennun this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Social Science categories.
The San people were a South African tribe who lived in the scrubland and communicated in a distinct click language. During the nineteenth century they were labelled as sub-human and hunted as animals by the Boers and the British. sister-in-law Lucy Lloyd, befriended some San bushmen and gradually began to document their language, resulting in an extraordinary archive of material. beautiful rock art and powerful fables. The fables will run throughout the book.
Writer S Ink
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Author : Shibani Arora
language : en
Publisher: Scriptor Publication
Release Date :
Writer S Ink written by Shibani Arora and has been published by Scriptor Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Writer's Ink has poetry that resonates with human emotions of all kinds. The poems in this collection delve into the mysteries of love and longing, celebrate nature's wonder and explore our souls' raw vulnerability. Most of the poems in this collection were written during the unprecedented Covid 19 times. In the midst of uncertainty and confusion, writing poetry was an anchor I held on to keep me afloat with a positive spirit. Poetry has the power to carry us beyond the constraints of our everyday lives. It allows us to dream without inhibitions, to deliberate upon life's complexities and to find peace in the midst of chaos. It touches the depths of our being… offering solace, inspiration, and a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world we live in.Each time I hold my new poetry book in my hand, I thank my Lord Jesus for giving me the grace to write and for turning my dream into reality.It is my hope that within these pages you will find verses that will touch your soul and may you witness the magic which only words can weave
Myth And Meaning
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Author : J. D. Lewis-Williams
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-07
Myth And Meaning written by J. D. Lewis-Williams and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, uses ethnographic, archival, and archaeological lines of research to understand San-Bushman mythological stories. From this, he establishes a more nuanced theory of the role of myths in cultures worldwide.
The Broken Strings Of Wordishure
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Author : Mick McArt
language : en
Publisher: Primedia E-launch LLC
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The Broken Strings Of Wordishure written by Mick McArt and has been published by Primedia E-launch LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The Broken String
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Author : Grace Schulman
language : en
Publisher: Mariner Books
Release Date : 2008-09
The Broken String written by Grace Schulman and has been published by Mariner Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09 with Poetry categories.
One of the finest poets writing today, Grace Schulman finds order in art and nature that enables her to stand fast in a threatened world. The title refers to Itzhak Perlman’s performance of a violin concerto with a snapped string, which inspires a celebration of life despite limitations. For her, song imparts endurance: Thelonious Monk evokes Creation; John Coltrane’s improvisations embody her own heart’s desire to "get it right on the first take”; the wind plays a harp-shaped oak; and her immigrant ancestors remember their past by singing prayers on a ship bound for New York. In the words of Wallace Shawn, "When I read her, she makes me want to live to be four hundred years old, because she makes me feel that there is so much out there, and it’s unbearable to miss any of it.”