Writing on Air (Terra Nova Books) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0262681595 ISBN 13: 9780262681599

Verlag: MIT Press, 2006

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"A glorious anthology of essays ..." -- Umbrella "This collection of essays, short fictions and poems will delight anyone who has an interest in both air and writing." -- Mike Holderness, New Scientist "This rich collection will spark the imagination of anyone eager to consider one of our most essential elements." -- Publisher's Weekly "Writing on Air is a superb anthology. It successfully integrates science and imagination, using narrative, memory, and metaphor to convey complex environmental and biospheric concepts." --Mitchell S. Thomashow, Chair, Department of Environmental Studies, Antioch New England Graduate School

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For centuries, humans have tried to master air. Sea captains rein it in with their sails, and pilots cut through it with their wings. We have machines to pump air into our lungs and computers to anticipate the movement of the winds. Air pervades everything we do and gives us life, yet it is impossible to capture. We can only evoke it through images, impressions, and feelings. This book offers a collage of such evocations expressed through prose, poetry, photography, and drawings. From aerial plankton to Navajo wind gods, from joyful singing to painful emphysema, from gentle breezes to violent storms, Writing on Air creates a fresh way of thinking about the role of air in our everyday lives. Included in the book are prose pieces by poet Hayden Carruth, paulo da costa, Kristjana Gunnars, filmmaker Werner Herzog, Howard Mansfield, Sarah Menin, and C. L. Rawlins; an excerpt from a play by Carl Djerassi and Roald Hoffmann on the discovery of oxygen; poems by Lori Anderson, Tonu Onnepalu, Andrew Schelling, and Virgil Suarez; and art and photography by Manuel Acevedo, Stuart Allen, Marsha Cottrell, Susan Derges, the Korwa tribe of the Indian hills, Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Tuula Narhinen, and the airborne dancers of Project Bandaloop.

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• Verlag: MIT Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0262681595
• ISBN 13: 9780262681599
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 322
• Herausgeber: Rothenberg David, Pryor Wandee J.