Bardo

by Roselle Angwin

Angwin's interest, broadly, is in a Zen take on psychogeography, and Bardo is a book of thresholds and transitions-inner and outer; a series of journey meditations recorded in prose poems and poetry. The starting point for these explorations is the human being, as a conjunction of time and space, also inhabiting a continuous now. Whether she's contemplating a Neolithic longbarrow, the woodpecker on her birdfeeder, the metaphysical implications of quantum reality, a Palestinian refugee camp or the unpredictability of human love, her attention turns on how we navigate transience and uncertainty and find a stillpoint within that.

92 pages, Paperback

First published May 16, 2011

Reviews

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a practising Buddhist, I was immediately drawn to the title of this collection by Roselle. Having said that, the poems are accessible to all and the collection contains numerous gems. My particular favourites are: How can I speak of silence? the sound of my feet walking and the sutras (of which there are several - rain, leaf, air and others too). Have enjoyed this enormously, so much so, I purchased a copy for a very dear friend.

[Harmony Kent · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful collection of poetry from Roselle Angwin. A journey of the soul ... evocative, with rich imagery and magnificent metaphor.