The Sri Lankan loxodrome
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Publication
2009 - New Directions, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
25,250 words, Guess
Page Count
101 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100811218295
- ISBN-139780811218290
- Library of Congress Control Number2009014118
- OCLC Control Number317919420
- Better World Books9780811218290
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24912907M
Classifications
- DDC811/.54
- LCCPS3551.L357716 S68 2009
- LCCPS3551.L357716S68
Description
"In navigation a loxodrome, or rhumb line, is a line that crosses all meridians at the same angle, maintaining a constant compass direction, a path of constant bearing. The Sri Lankan Loxodrome threads this theme through a series of ecstatic monologues filled with the poet's vast imaginary and intellectual wanderings, and touched by the sufferings of his ongoing battle with cancer. The book culminates in the title poem, which follows a lone Sri Lankan sailor who beheads sea snakes as an ongoing meditation while sailing the expanse of the Indian Ocean. Along the way the traveler meets various African communities as he journeys eastward from Madagascar to Sri Lanka."--Jacket.
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