Footsteps of the Past - Softcover

Resnik, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1553804317 ISBN 13: 9781553804314

Publisher: Ronsdale Press, 2015

Synopsis

Poetry. Philip Resnick's FOOTSTEPS OF THE PAST constitutes a powerful set of reflections on the modern human condition. The book contains poems dealing with memory, recognition, and the slow passage of time, while others meditate on the deep wounds that chronic illness and disability instill. Some of the poems have a critical political edge, while others probe the cultural and philosophical underpinnings of our modern identities with cool detachment and unrelenting honesty. For inspiration, Resnick draws on Sophocles, Thucydides, Montesquieu, and, from our own day, Thomas Piketty and Charles Taylor. There is also a shout- out to "Je suis Charlie." Always in these poems one senses a longing for a previous, perhaps mythical, time when the future opened the possibility of a world of ideals. For the reader, this book will resonate in quite unpredictable ways, much like the ferry of the mind whose voyage the author invokes. Bare-knuckled imagery, intellectual inquisitiveness, and a kaleidoscope of themes mark FOOTSTEPS OF THE PAST as a strikingly original poetry collection.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Resnick is well-known as a political scientist whose writings have dealt with the Canada-Quebec relationship, the European and North American roots of Canadian identity, and the modern state. Over the past four decades he has also published a number of poetry collections on both classical and contemporary themes, inspired by frequent stays in Greece. Resnick makes his home in Vancouver, B.C.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ronsdale Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1553804317
• ISBN 13: 9781553804314
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 116