Nuances

by Manolis

Nuances is a transformative and elegant book, featuring sure-handed lines and vivid images rendered with delicate clarity. Manolis, a prolific poet, possesses a distinctly Mediterranean flavour, as would a poet schooled on Cavafy or Elytis, aromatic, tangy, like freshness of an olive grove in the morning. Nuances revels in the vitality of the sensuous motion of language on a sea of thought. The poems move in a transparent and openhearted gesture, subtle images intersecting with revealing philosophical meanings and benevolent meditations on the human condition. They provide insight into the mysterious act of writing itself and, open to the moment of creation, Manolis discovers, within the foliage of one poem, the next poem.

116 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Manolis (full name Manolis Aligizakis) was born in Kolibari on the Greek island of Crete in 1947. After studying Political Science at Panteion University of Athens he emigrated to Canada in 1973.
He has published three novels and numerous collections of poetry in Greek and in English.
He is the founder of Libros Libertad, an independent publishing company in Canada.