Falling to Sea Level

SIMON, John Oliver and Maureen Hurley

ISBN 10: 0887393993 / ISBN 13: 9780887393990

Published by Aldebaran Review & Russian River Writers Guild, (Sebastapol, California), 1986

About this Item

First edition. Stapled photographically illustrated wrappers. A bit of soiling on the front wrap else near fine. Inscribed by Simon to fellow poet Dan Hoffman.

Seller Inventory # 429862

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Falling to Sea Level
• Publisher: Aldebaran Review & Russian River Writers Guild, (Sebastapol, California)
• Publication Date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0887393993
• ISBN 13: 9780887393990
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

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Synopsis

Poetry. Like the traveler of its title, CAMINANTE goes out into the world, stimulating our curiosity and empathy. Written during Simon's nine-month sojourn through Latin America in the mid-nineties, each of its 131 octaves is a jewel in its own right, a moment and idea that resonates with distinctive tones. But each octave follows from the one before, and leads to the one after, and each is accompanied by a brief comentario that compliments it with history and local gossip. Though Simon writes primarily in English, his language embraces the unusual rhythms and nuances of a bilingual mind. John Oliver Simon is the author of numerous books of poetry in English and Spanish, including Son Caminos and Lord of the House of Dawn.