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This Mortal World

by Leonard Ng
RM44.00 MYR
This Mortal World
This Mortal World

Lyrical wonder where myth brushes everyday life

This could be a beautiful pick if you like poetry that makes the ordinary feel quietly enchanted. Leonard Ng moves between gods, animals, weather, and human longing with a light, luminous touch, so the whole collection feels both intimate and cosmic. It’s the kind of book readers might carry slowly, returning to certain poems just to sit again with their strange tenderness and fleeting beauty.

  • Singapore Literature Prize Nominee for English (2012)
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.

This Mortal World

by Leonard Ng
RM44.00 MYR
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ISBN: 9789810893118
Authors: Leonard Ng
Publisher: Ethos Books
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Poetry
Related Topics: Retellings, Mythology, Magical Realism
Goodreads rating: 3.0
(rated by 1 readers)

Description

Gods, animals, and men walk together in the landscape of these poems, sometimes aware of each other, sometimes not. A man and a hawk lean over a railing looking out at the world below; a rainstorm rejuvenates a carload of teachers; a congratulatory message from the stars arrives years after a relationship has ended. A jealous fox spirit causes trouble in England; a dying bat takes off on the last flight of its life. Together these poems present a cosmophany, showing forth the world in all its transience and beauty.
 

Lyrical wonder where myth brushes everyday life

This could be a beautiful pick if you like poetry that makes the ordinary feel quietly enchanted. Leonard Ng moves between gods, animals, weather, and human longing with a light, luminous touch, so the whole collection feels both intimate and cosmic. It’s the kind of book readers might carry slowly, returning to certain poems just to sit again with their strange tenderness and fleeting beauty.

  • Singapore Literature Prize Nominee for English (2012)
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.