Manatee/Humanity
Manatee/Humanity by Anne Waldman is a First Edition published by Penguin on April 7, 2009. This 144-page work presents an investigative hybrid-poem that delves into the complexities of inter-species communication and compassion. Drawing from a variety of sources, including animal lore, evolutionary biology, and Buddhist ritual, Waldman creates a text that emphasizes sympathy and reciprocity while encouraging readers to engage with the endangered, including humanity itself.
In this exploration, Waldman combines elements of performance litany and survival kit, reflecting on what it means to inhabit our condition through language and imagination. The poem addresses themes related to animals and nature, as well as spiritualism, inviting readers to consider the connections between species and the broader implications of existence. This edition offers a unique perspective from a notable voice in contemporary poetry, making it a significant addition to the discourse on compassion and communication across species.
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A fascinating work from an internationally renowned poet
Anne Waldman’s new investigative hybrid-poem explores the nuances of inter-species communication and compassion. It draws on animal lore, animal encounters (with grey wolf and manatee), dreams, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and Buddhist ritual to render a text of remarkable sympathy, reciprocity, and power. The poem asks questions as well as urges further engagement with the endangered (including our human selves). Part performance litany, part survival kit, part worried mammalian soundings, Waldman explores, as ever, what it means to inhabit our condition through language and imagination inside a wheel of time. This is the mature work of a philosophical field poet with a shamanic metabolism.
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