Sun Strokes - John Irving - Bog

This unique hybrid brings together the several genres of art, essay, two diverse examples of poetry and a third mix of flash fiction and prose poetry. The twenty-three full-color collages, each exploring a different aspect of the artist's relationship with summer, inspire all the writing. Taken together they form a kind of mind map illustrating how different stokes of memory, imagery, intellect, and knowledge form a meaningful tapestry of connection tying an individual in myriad ways to the surrounding world. "Sun Strokes' topics range across time and space from ancient handprints on cave walls, to Mexico's hummingbirds and the streets of Bangkok. Along the way discover reasons to write erotica, talk to bees, and place a birdbath in your backyard. Each page offers new pathways to explore or familiar ways to revisit with a slightly different perspective.