From the Extinct Volcano, a Bird of Paradise (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780985133788)

Carter Revard's newest collection, From the Extinct Volcano, A Bird of Paradise, sings through poetry and prose "to celebrate our creatural selves." Revard draws from a lifetime of experience that started on the Osage reservation during the Depression era and has continued through his role as a distinguished student, teacher, scholar, and poet. In this book, he illustrates how culture, which is not restricted to the human species, has survived through the practice of singing. In showing us this, Revard skillfully blends narratives of nonhuman animal behavior, scientific studies on the nature of language, and literary allusions. From the Extinct Volcano, A Bird of Paradise demonstrates how survival ultimately depends on song.

Author: Carter Revard
ISBN-10: 0985133783
ISBN-13: 9780985133788
Publisher: Mongrel Empire Press
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2014
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.21d