| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (114 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Ahu Tongariki, as seen from the sea; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Relativity; Land and Seascape; Easter Island, Rapa Nui, or simply the land; Hare Paenga Foundation; Island Without a Name; Lone Pukau; Ahu Tongariki, closeup of two Moai; Palm leaf; Banana leaf; Fallen Moai at Ahu Akahanga; Moai fallen face down; Birdman house at Orongo; Bermed roofs of Birdman houses at Orongo; Moai inside Rano Raraku crater; Moai on outer flank of Rano Raraku; Pulling the Island Behind; Falling Moai on outer flank of Rano Raraku; Left Handed; Pulling the Island Behind; Migration; Ahu Tehai. |
| Summary |
Detailing the natural and human history of Rapa Nui - more commonly known as Easter Island - this extraordinary collection of poems and photographs links together the ancient inhabitants of the most isolated, inhabited spot on earth with common concerns and hopes of the present. Illustrating the unique culture and ongoing struggle to survive against dramatic odds, this volume dramatically depicts the basic desires, misgivings, and challenges that human beings have long faced, regardless of time and place. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Easter Island -- Poetry.
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Literature.
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POETRY -- General.
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Easter Island. (OCoLC)fst01243649
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Randall, Margaret, 1936- Their backs to the sea. 1st ed. San Antonio, Tex. : Wings Press ; [Chicago] : Distributed by the Independent Publishers Group, 2009 9780916727611 (DLC) 2009020702 (OCoLC)316057826 |
| ISBN |
9781609400743 (electronic bk.) |
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1609400747 (electronic bk.) |
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