Gnomon

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In Gnomon (covering a multitude of societal facets: from politics to theocracy, romance to immortality, ecology to biology, and even the dissection of language), one will find a depth of discussion unmatched anywhere else.
Yeager's perfect skill for using the rigid-syllabic structure of sonnet and haiku, as metaphor for self-discipline, runs a gauntlet of satire, praise, and condemnation, then throws a pen-point on the target of truth.
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In Gnomon (covering a multitude of societal facets: from politics to theocracy, romance to immortality, ecology to biology, and even the dissection of language), one will find a depth of discussion unmatched anywhere else.
Yeager's perfect skill for using the rigid-syllabic structure of sonnet and haiku, as metaphor for self-discipline, runs a gauntlet of satire, praise, and condemnation, then throws a pen-point on the target of truth.
In a series of sonneted-cantos, Yeager lunges at the wall of religious matter; one aimed at the Palestine-Israel conflict: "If earth and heaven are God's creat'd feat,/then ev'ry site is sacred, not one spot..."
In another, a swipe at the denunciation of gays & women-clergy: "...Cites, 'Deb'rah led Israel,' thus gender quell.//The wisdom to lead, does not arise from thighs,/But composure of mind, compassion of heart..."

She twists trysts wryly in sonnets of political satire: "...and win an election, a delegation,/To herald affection, congrad'lation: Campaign, champagne; order, or do ordain..."
Then, sums solution in the sonnets' couplets, and directly-worded haikus (Yeager puts a new twist on an old form): Master Lesson CXXVI (126): "One who thinks that another/is only "good for one thing,"/ has but one thought--with which to think." (A retort aimed the gay/clergy sonnet.)

The work is a decade-long toil; a critical observation of world events and human animation. The result: a brilliant compilation of intellect and insight that navigates, through five-chapters: world-course correction. This book, of self-discipline and understanding, will become an enjoyed traveling companion throughout one's life.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780974258218
  • Publisher: Aypress
  • Publication date: 11/6/2003
  • Pages: 272
  • Product dimensions: 6.34 (w) x 8.32 (h) x 0.94 (d)

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