The Rain Sermon: Le Sermon de la Pluie

Dianne Cikusa

The Rain Sermon: Le Sermon de la Pluie
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Mignon Press
Published
8 May 2019
Pages
92
ISBN
9780648492337

The Rain Sermon: Le Sermon de la Pluie

Dianne Cikusa

Bilingual book in English and French Through simplified character portraits, the poet presents life as an emotional image palette, exemplifying our human traits and idiosyncrasies. Positive social, ethical and environmental values are gently embedded as the author shows us variations of the world through differing perceptual eyes: those building up our inner pictures, and those prodding the outer world of our actions. There is a contemporary relevance in the themes explored, including an emphasis on self-worth and creative potential - as well as our interconnectedness with nature and our social interactions with others.

The strength and linguistic vibrancy of this work is achieved through its emotional incisiveness and by moulding fresh image from the texture of our universally-shared human experiences. A declarative and authorial voice intersperses with distilled moments, softer musings and sentimentality - prompting an awareness of our human emotions and the role they play in our personal development and also as a product of our internal schemes of self-preservation.

Livre bilingue anglais-francais

Au moyen de quelques portraits simplifies, la poetesse nous presente la vie comme une palette d'emotions representant les traits et particularites de l'humanite. Valeurs sociales et morales, toutes positives, sont delicatement imbriquees par l'auteure qui nous montre les facettes variees du monde a travers diverses perceptions - celles qui construisent nos images interieures et celles qui encouragent nos actions. Notre moi peut en effet osciller entre l'union provisoire et la totalite de la vie avec des sentiments d'inachevement ou de mecontentement envahissant. En outre, il y a une pertinence contemporaine dans les themes explores, y compris l'importance de la confiance en soi et du potentiel creatif sans oublier nos liens avec la nature et la societe..

La force et la vitalite linguistique de cette oeuvre resultent de l'eloquence emotionnelle et de la manipulation par ailleurs de nouvelles images emanant de nos experiences humaines universellement partagees. Une voix assertive, entrecoupee de purs moments de douces reveries et de sentimentalite, nous donne conscience de nos emotions humaines et du role qu'elles jouent dans notre developpement personnel et dans nos machinations dictees par notre instinct de conservation.

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