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Filled with a cornucopia of naval imagery and reference, this collection of poems recounts the epic journeys of ships at sea. From sonnets that pay homage to ships crushed in Antarctic pack-ice to a series recounting the voyage of the Bounty, these pieces herald in classic themes of adventure and salty air.
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Koenraad Kuiper is a professor of linguistics at the University of Canterbury. He is the author of Mikrokosmos, Signs of Life, and Timepieces.
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- PublisherCanterbury University Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1877257737
- ISBN 13 9781877257735
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages68
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The opening sequence of sonnets pays homage to Frank Hurley, the photographer on Shackleton's Endurance, which was crushed in the pack-ice in Antarctica in 1915. The central sequence of the collection recounts the voyage of the Bounty alongside that of the Odyssey, through sonnets addressed to blind fiddler, Michael Byrn, who enjoyed 'allurements of dissipation beyond anything that can be conceived' in Tahiti, was shipped back in chains to England and court-martialled, was found not guilty, and almost certainly hanged the three of his shipmates who were found guilty. The opening sequence of sonnets pays homage to Frank Hurley, the photographer on Shackleton's Endurance, which was crushed in the pack-ice in Antarctica in 1915. The central sequence of the collection recounts the voyage of the Bounty alongside that of the Odyssey, through sonnets addressed to blind fiddler, Michael Byrn. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781877257735
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