Repose - Softcover

Getty, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889712190 ISBN 13: 9780889712195

Publisher: Nightwood Editions, 2008

Synopsis

Repose, the striking new work by award-winning poet Adam Getty, is technically flawless, philosophically refreshing and naturally phrased.

Repose is an exploration of the definition of cultural freedom; it is a pointed look at an obsession with production, and a comparison of the natural and urban environments that shape our lives. Getty argues that our lives are so tightly controlled by non-negotiable experiences of employment that for the majority of people, employment is anything but a democratic process.

Getty's attempt to find spontaneity and a modern idiom by writing in traditional poetic styles mirrors a cultural attempt to find freedom and vitality. By meticulously studying the poetic techniques of the past, Adam Getty has put new wine into old wineskins: he has found a voice that is erudite, disciplined and, ultimately, free.

About this title

About the Author

Adam Getty was born in Toronto and currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario. He has had his poetry published in journals in both the USA and Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889712190
• ISBN 13: 9780889712195
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88