Sixty-Seven Ontological Studies

By (author): Jan Zwicky

By (photographer): Robert V. Moody

Sixty-Seven Ontological Studies is a double-stranded book of intense lyric reflections on the fundamental essences of things.

AUTHOR

Jan Zwicky

Jan Zwicky is the author of some twenty books of poetry and prose, including Songs for Relinquishing the Earth, The Long Walk, and Wisdom & Metaphor. She grew up on the prairies, was educated at the Universities of Calgary and Toronto, and currently lives on the west coast of Canada. Her many honours include the Governor General’s Award and the Dorothy Livesay Prize.

Robert V. Moody is not only a celebrated photographer but an acclaimed mathematician, noted in particular for his work on the complexities of symmetry. Born in England but raised in Canada, he now divides his time between Pasadena, California, and Victoria, BC. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.


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“The characters of both poems and photographs are distilled, singular, and exquisite.” – Crispin Elsted

“And yes, they really are ontological studies: character sketches of reality itself: trenchant insights into what it means to be.” – Franklin Cheng


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Details

Dimensions:

80 Pages
8.00in * 6.45in * .25in
230.00gr

Published:

October 01, 2022

Publisher:

Freehand Books

ISBN:

9781990601095

Book Subjects:

POETRY / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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