Ruins of the Heart: Six Longpoems

by Kristjana Gunnars

"The first thing one notices in Kristjana Gunnars' poetry is the stunning beauty of her lyrical mysticism. That would make the work well worth the read, but these poems do more. Restless, they widen; they take in the world. Moving beyond a search for metaphysical comfort, they confront age and the many faces of colonialism. Dante, in his concern for broken vows, offers the final wisdom: one of incompleteness. Like Kristjana, we will die thirsting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621388441
• ISBN13: 9781621388449
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Angelico Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"