In the Days of the Cotton Wind and the Sparrow (Paperback)

Rafi Aaron

ISBN 10: 1550966588 / ISBN 13: 9781550966589

Published by Exile Editions, Toronto, ON, 2017

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Paperback. In the Days of the Cotton Wind and the Sparrow is a mystical encounter with the allegorical inhabitants of a remote civilization. A lone chronicler welcomes us into the life of the settlement, and introduces a cast of mythical figures that include the woman who dissects dreams, the cliff dwellers, and those entrusted with the task of keeping the communal fires burning. This essential landscape is the staging ground for the inner sanctum of a most intimate experience. Through his vivid language and imagery Rafi Aaron creates a compelling poetic odyssey, with a uniquely indigenous voice, that covers vast distances of human and spiritual terrain. This is a mystical encounter with the allegorical inhabitants of a remote civilization. Through his vivid language and imagery Rafi Aaron creates a compelling poetic odyssey, with a uniquely indigenous voice, that covers vast distances of human and spiritual terrain. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Days of the Cotton Wind and the Sparrow (Paperback)
• Publisher: Exile Editions, Toronto, ON
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550966588
• ISBN 13: 9781550966589
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In the Days of the Cotton Wind and the Sparrow is a mystical encounter with the allegorical inhabitants of a remote civilization. A lone chronicler welcomes us into the life of the settlement, and introduces a cast of mythical figures that include the woman who dissects dreams, the cliff dwellers, and those entrusted with the task of keeping the communal fires burning. This essential landscape is the staging ground for the inner sanctum of a most intimate experience. Through his vivid language and imagery Rafi Aaron creates a compelling poetic odyssey, with a uniquely indigenous voice, that covers vast distances of human and spiritual terrain.

About the Author

Rafi Aaron of Toronto has written a play and four collections of poetry. His book Surviving the Censor: The Unspoken Words of Osip Mandelstam received the Jewish Book Award for Poetry. He has read his poetry in such venues as the Canadian Consulate in New York City, the Jewish National Museum in Washington, D.C., and the University of St. Petersburg, Russia. A documentary on Rafi’s poetic works, entitled The Sound Traveller, has aired on Bravo TV and Book Television.