From independence movements in Sri Lanka to train stations in contemporary Ontario, an intimate and witty selection of Michael Ondaatjes most widely loved poems taken across fifty yearsMy life always stops for a new book by Michael Ondaatje JHUMPA LAHIRIThrough poems that grow out of his profound understanding of the subtle complexities of life and relationships, of how we lose and find ourselves, Michael Ondaatje navigates his own past, beginning with memories of his childhood in Sri Lanka and his eccentric family, to his life in rural southern Ontario with its beloved rivers, celebrations of treasured friends, the close ties of children. Ondaatje is one of the great poets of love, and here we follow him through the exhilarations of youth into that storm of music, the passionate, sensuous swerves of longing and desire, until we reach the calm of that moment when only a clouds reflection holding you up / You swim into late afternoon. The Distance of a Shout offers us a glimpse into the interwoven life and art of one of our most cherished poets and novelists a reminder itself of the power of great poetry to shine a light on living. Each new book of Michael Ondaatjes is a literary event, but that is particularly true for his books of poetry TERRANCE HAYES

Binding: Hardback;240 pages; Publisher: Vintage Publishing; Classification: DC; Weight: 428 g; Dimensions: 138 x 208 x 24

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