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Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light

by Cyril Wong
$10.90
Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light
Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light

Orchestral poems singing of love, myth, and time.

"Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light" could be a thought-provoking experience for you if you enjoy the interplay between music and poetry. Cyril Wong uses his musical background to craft a narrative that feels like a concerto, with each poem a movement that harmonizes the bittersweet symphony of life, love, and myth. It's a poetic exploration that resonates with the emotional depth and complexity of an orchestrated piece.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light

by Cyril Wong
$10.90
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ISBN: 9789810593858
Authors: Cyril Wong
Publisher: Math Paper Press
Date of Publication: 2012-06-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Poetry
Related Topics: Literature, Mythology, LGBTQ+
Goodreads rating: 4.25
(rated by 181 readers)

Description

Cyril Wong’s latest collection of poems brings into play his background in music. Reminiscent of a concerto, an orchestra is invoked by poems that celebrate the lives of lovers distant and near, while a single narrative arises like a solo instrument amidst their chords, often blurring a distinction between the universal and the particular. This narrative is a love story that pierces through the shadow of the inevitable, accompanied by dreams and a re-interpretation of the myth of Shiva and Mohini, the fascinating female-incarnation of Vishnu. Interwoven with the motifs of time and death, these poems segue into each other like movements in a symphony, singing of equal parts tragedy and joy.
 

Orchestral poems singing of love, myth, and time.

"Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light" could be a thought-provoking experience for you if you enjoy the interplay between music and poetry. Cyril Wong uses his musical background to craft a narrative that feels like a concerto, with each poem a movement that harmonizes the bittersweet symphony of life, love, and myth. It's a poetic exploration that resonates with the emotional depth and complexity of an orchestrated piece.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.