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If haiku in Japanese literature is a word picture that seizes a moment,
the sonnet in the English tradition is a sound picture that makes time
stand still. The Seasons is a book of whispers spoken by a
voice to his beloved. Inspired by the original meaning of the word
‘sonnet’ (‘a little sound’), Bruce Meyer transforms the poetic framework
to record the intimate moments in the lives of two people. The
accumulation of those moments is what comprises the lives of those two
people, and the reader is invited to eavesdrop on the utterances and
promises of their lives. Written over a ten-year period and finally
collected here, The Seasons takes up the process of a century of sonnets where each, as in the tradition of Neruda’s 100 Sonnets, is a little whisper in the ear of the lover.
the sonnet in the English tradition is a sound picture that makes time
stand still. The Seasons is a book of whispers spoken by a
voice to his beloved. Inspired by the original meaning of the word
‘sonnet’ (‘a little sound’), Bruce Meyer transforms the poetic framework
to record the intimate moments in the lives of two people. The
accumulation of those moments is what comprises the lives of those two
people, and the reader is invited to eavesdrop on the utterances and
promises of their lives. Written over a ten-year period and finally
collected here, The Seasons takes up the process of a century of sonnets where each, as in the tradition of Neruda’s 100 Sonnets, is a little whisper in the ear of the lover.
If haiku in Japanese literature is a word picture that seizes a moment,
the sonnet in the English tradition is a sound picture that makes time
stand still. The Seasons is a book of whispers spoken by a
voice to his beloved. Inspired by the original meaning of the word
‘sonnet’ (‘a little sou...
About the author
Bruce Meyer is author of numerous books of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, pedagogy, and literary journalism. His broadcasts on The Great Books became the CBC’s bestselling spoken-word audio series, and evolved into the national bestseller, The Golden Thread: A Reader’s Journey Through the Great Books. He is professor of English at Georgian College, and teaches for Laurentian University, Victoria College in the University of Toronto, and St. Michael’s College Continuing Education Program. He is the inaugural Poet Laureate of the City of Barrie, and lives in Barrie, Ontario with his wife and daughter.
Bruce Meyer is author of numerous books of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, pedagogy, and literary journalism. His broadcasts on The Great Books became the CBC’s bestselling spoken-word audio series, and evolved into the national bestseller, The Golden Thread: A Reader’s Journey Through the G...
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