The Sri Lankan Loxodrome
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the maps one comes to know
are but boulders which are shattered by spoilage
--Will Alexander
In navigation a loxodrome, or rhumb-line, is a line that crosses all meridians at the same angle, maintaining one compass direction, a path of constant bearing. In his breakthrough poetry collection, The Sri Lankan Loxodrome, Will Alexander connects this theme to a lone Sri Lankan sailor who beheads sea snakes as an ongoing meditation while...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0811218295
ISBN13:9780811218290
Release Date:September 2009
Publisher:New Directions Publishing Corporation
Length:112 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"
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