The Profane Earth

The Profane Earth is a series of poems exploring man’s helplessness when confronted with the extraordinary dance of death, time, and sexuality. Alternating between dream landscapes and the narrative of daily life, between the animalistic and the rational, The Profane Earth explores the sacred nature of sorrow, decay, and desire. Ollivier Dyens is a writer whose universal poetry puts us in touch with the primal roots of humankind.

AUTHOR

Ollivier Dyens

Ollivier Dyens is an associate professor at Concordia University in Montreal. He is the author of numerous books, including Les Murs des planetes suivi de La cathŽdrale aveugle (VLB ƒditeur), short listed for the Prix de poŽsie Terrasses Saint-Sulpice de la revue Estuaire, Continent X, Vertige du Nouvel Occident (VLB ƒditeur), long listed for the Prix Roberval, Metal and Flesh, The Evolution of Man, Technology takes over (MIT Press) whose French version was awarded Best Essay from La SociŽtŽ des Žcrivains canadiens, Les Betes (ƒditions Triptyque), and Navigations technologiques (VLB ƒditeur).

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Dimensions:

112 Pages
9in * 6in * 1in
1lb

Published:

October 01, 2004

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Mansfield Press

ISBN:

9781894469173

Book Subjects:

POETRY / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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