Understandings: Poems
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
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A quietly powerful collection of contemporary poetry, Understandings presents Evan Jones's meditative and precise verse, which grapples with themes of history, identity, memory, and the complex negotiations between cultures and languages. Jones, a Canadian poet based in the UK, crafts poems that move between the personal and the historical with restrained elegance, drawing on classical traditions while remaining firmly rooted in the modern world. Each poem illustrates the tension between what is known and what remains elusive, rendering the act of understanding itself as both a pursuit and a reckoning. The collection's tone is measured and contemplative, rewarding readers who appreciate verse that is intellectually rigorous yet deeply felt, where every word carries deliberate weight.
Author: Evan Jones
Format: Paperback
Published: 1967, Melbourne University Press
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A quietly powerful collection of contemporary poetry, Understandings presents Evan Jones's meditative and precise verse, which grapples with themes of history, identity, memory, and the complex negotiations between cultures and languages. Jones, a Canadian poet based in the UK, crafts poems that move between the personal and the historical with restrained elegance, drawing on classical traditions while remaining firmly rooted in the modern world. Each poem illustrates the tension between what is known and what remains elusive, rendering the act of understanding itself as both a pursuit and a reckoning. The collection's tone is measured and contemplative, rewarding readers who appreciate verse that is intellectually rigorous yet deeply felt, where every word carries deliberate weight.