Monks' Fruit

by A.J. Levin

In his debut poetry collection, A.J. Levin presents a world in which the past overlays our modern existence, where classical allusions and philosophical observation are married to slapstick humour and carnival: Plato is a blues singer, Tantalus is a prospector in BC, and Descartes wanders around a Montreal amusement park. Monks' Fruit is above all a work of faith. Redemption lies in humour, imagination, curiosity and knowledge, though not in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889712026
• ISBN13: 9780889712027
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.0"