Core Samples From The Wld Pa

Forrest Gander#xE2;#xAC;"s Core Samples from the World is a magnificent compendium ofpoetry, photography, and essay (a form of Japanese haibun). Collaborating withthree acclaimed photographers, Gander explores tensions between the familiarand foreign. His eloquent new work voices an ethical concern for others, exploringempathic relations in which the world itself is fundamental. Taking us aroundthe globe to China, Mexico, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Chile, Core Samplesshows how Gander#xE2;#xAC;"s #xE2;#xAC;Ssharp sense of place has made him the most earthly of ouravant-garde, the best geographer of fleshly sites since Olson#xE2;#xAC; (Donald Revell, The Colorado Review).