E ROS by Kevin McGrath
Houston 03-11-2018: Press Release – Saint Julian Press proudly presents a new collection of
poems EROS,
by Kevin
McGrath, now available through fine book
distributors and retailers.
In the genius of poetry and throughout the vicissitudes of human
affection EROS is a vital instrument of our
life, the irresistible and forceful agency of earthly nature which draws our
being into a cycle of time and the year; it is the perpetually circular
movement of creativity and destruction, of happiness and sadness, and the
primary origin of all worldly metaphor. These lyrics are taken from the four
continents of America, Europa, Asia, and Africa, as human love arises from the
void and then—having become aware of its incompleteness and having endeavoured to alter that condition—returns to the
void.
Cover Art: Image of Jataka 539: Manimekhala Saves the Mahajanaka, Myanmar, 19th
Century, courtesy of Lilian Handlin. |
“Mysteriously Kevin McGrath’s lucid and utterly lovely poems read at
once like exquisitely precise evocations of specific concrete moments,
feelings, landscapes—a bird, the wind, rain falling on a river—and
at the very same time, and again with exquisite nuance and precision, the poems
also trace out, one after another, a luminous web of reflections and
meditations on the moments, passages, and landscapes of our lives. These are
poems to be read and re-read and savored over and over, as in the old Sufi
tradition.” ~ Leila Ahmed, Victor S. Thomas Professor of
Divinity, Harvard University. “Kevin McGrath’s Eros is—to adapt one of his own
metaphors—a voyage of exploration across the oceanic movements of love
and longing. McGrath’s rippling verses capture with exquisite grace the
alternating roar and whisper of desire’s tidal swell.” ~ David Franklin Elmer, Professor of The
Classics, Harvard University. |
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TRUE GUIDE TO LOVE E ROS ~ by Kevin McGRATH |
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“In this marvelous work poet, Kevin McGrath
captures the extraordinary vision and power of love that transforms life. He
graces us with images so profound and poetic; they bring tears to our eyes and
open the heart of humanity. His words awaken us with wonderment and aching emotions.
Our spirit rejoices to sing unending carols of celestial alleluias in
celebration.” ~ Ron Starbuck
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Kevin McGRATH was born in southern China in 1951
and was educated in England and Scotland; he has lived and worked in France,
Greece, and India. Presently he is an associate of the Department of South Asian
Studies and poet in residence at Lowell House, Harvard University. Publications
include, Fame (1995), Lioness (1998), The Sanskrit Hero (2004),
Stri (2009), Jaya (2011), Supernature (2012), Heroic Krsna
and Eroica
(2013), In The Kacch
and Windward (2015), Arjuna Pandava
(2016), and Raja Yudhisthira
(2017). McGrath lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his family. |
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Available soon through ~ Ingram Content Group ~ Amazon ~ Barnes &
Noble ~ Fine Book Distributors & Retailers
EROS by Kevin McGrath * ISBN: 978-0-615-72532-1 *
ISBN 10: 0-615-72532-5
Saint Julian
Press, Inc. * 2053 Cortlandt, Suite 200 * Houston, TX 77008 * Ron
Starbuck ~ Publisher-CEO
Phone: 281-734-8721 * Email: ronstarbuck@saintjulianpress.com * www.saintjulianpress.com
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