Hologram

The glosa is an early Renaissance form, first developed by the poets of the Spanish court. In Hologram, celebrated poet P.K. Page offers us fourteen of these elegant, intricate poems, each a homage to another poet. It is a stunning volume, of great range, depth, and technical mastery: a tribute not only to the writers represented in its pages, but also to the unsung art of reading, to which all who love literature, writer and non-writer alike, are apprenticed. Above all, it is a tribute to life, and to the life of the planet which, more delicately than we had imagined, sustains us.

“Hologram is the sophisticated work of a seasoned poet whose mind soars, at times leaving the reader scrambling. But Page is and always has been more than a poet’s poet, and in the end it’s her reverence for ordinary things that makes poems like ‘Planet Earth’ sing, giving them universal appeal.” — Carol Bruneau, Quill & Quire

Reviews

“She finds a way to speak through other poets and yet to be herself. This book is a delightful love poem to poetry itself.” –Cary Fagan, The Globe and Mail

“More than a new collection; it is a summation, and a jewel in the crown.”–E. Russell Smith, Ottawa Citizen

“What she offers the reader is her own extraordinary presence and, obliquely, a comment on the mutuality of writing and reading … What I most want to say about P.K. Page’s newest collection is, buy it.”–Marlene Cookshaw, Books in Canada


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The glosa is an early Renaissance form, first developed by the poets of the Spanish court. In Hologram, celebrated poet P.K. Page offers us fourteen of these elegant, intricate poems, each a homage to another poet. It is a stunning volume, of great range, depth, and technical mastery: a tribute not only to the writers represented in its pages, but also to the unsung art of reading, to which all who love literature, writer and non-writer alike, are apprenticed. Above all, it is a tribute to life, and to the life of the planet which, more delicately than we had imagined, sustains us.

“Hologram is the sophisticated work of a seasoned poet whose mind soars, at times leaving the reader scrambling. But Page is and always has been more than a poet’s poet, and in the end it’s her reverence for ordinary things that makes poems like ‘Planet Earth’ sing, giving them universal appeal.” — Carol Bruneau, Quill & Quire

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Dimensions:

72 Pages
8.75in * 5.75in * 0.25in
0.356lb

Published:

January 16, 1994

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Brick Books

ISBN:

9780919626720

Book Subjects:

POETRY / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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