I displace the air as I walk
by Marjorie Kanter
ISBN: 84-607-9969-7
March 2004 - €15
I displace the air as I walk is a collection of short literary pieces: narrative stories in condensed form and poem-like-pieces that reflect larger universal themes of understanding and misunderstanding, communication and miscommunication.
Ms. Kanter's writings are culled from her journals of the past eighteen years during which time she has lived and travelled in Madrid, Southern Spain, the Dominican Republic, Morocco and the United States. The book is divided into six geographical spaces and/or time frames each highlighted by a role definition:
The Wanderer: Spain 1967-69
The Zookeeper: Caribe
The Guest: Morocco
The Expat: Boston
The Stranger: Tarifa
The Resident: Madrid
Her work is fresh, ironic, and impregnated with a subtle humor and sensitivity. She uses a free style of writing that captures events and personal experiences of real life in different cultural and geographical environments. She plays with words and grammar, mixes languages and uses other techniques to give the right tone to her short literary pieces. Reading this book is a unique experience.
Ms. Kanter brings to her creative writing her extensive experience as a Bilingual Speech and Language Pathologist, Intercultural Consultant and Trainer, Faculty Member and Program Director in the area of Bilingual Special Education in Higher Education and her experiences and introspections while living in different cultures. She holds degrees from Ohio University and the University of Cincinnati, USA. Born in Cincinnati, she currently divides her time between Madrid and Tarifa, Spain where she is working on new writings, and offering readings and training sessions."
"The act of creating is part of my reflective process. I am interested in understanding human behavior, my own and that of others. My pieces serve as a corpus for the sharing of points of view. They provoke dialogue about daily life, larger universal themes of human communication and interaction, and literary form and content. What can we learn from looking at small bits of interactions and their connection to universal themes? I write for facilitating exchange within myself and with others, for my own learning and development, and for enhancing learning in others too."
Ms. Kanter's published work includes: I displace the air as I walk, Ediciones La Espiral Escrita, ISBN 84-607-9969-7, March 2004; "The Skirt" in the Barcelona Review, March-April 2000; "El Enano" in Mucho Cuento, Certamen de Relatos Hiperbreves, Editorial Acumán, 2000, Issue number one of The Saddle Stitch Notebooks and several short pieces in Blades 39. Upcoming publication of “The Swimming Pool: A Cadence.”
For further information, purchase or scheduling of readings and workshops contact:
Webpage: http://www.elasunto.com/LaEspiralEscrita.htm
Email: laespiralescrita@telefonica.net
Phone and fax: (+34) 91 369 3588
by Marjorie Kanter
ISBN: 84-607-9969-7
March 2004 - €15
I displace the air as I walk is a collection of short literary pieces: narrative stories in condensed form and poem-like-pieces that reflect larger universal themes of understanding and misunderstanding, communication and miscommunication.
Ms. Kanter's writings are culled from her journals of the past eighteen years during which time she has lived and travelled in Madrid, Southern Spain, the Dominican Republic, Morocco and the United States. The book is divided into six geographical spaces and/or time frames each highlighted by a role definition:
The Wanderer: Spain 1967-69
The Zookeeper: Caribe
The Guest: Morocco
The Expat: Boston
The Stranger: Tarifa
The Resident: Madrid
Her work is fresh, ironic, and impregnated with a subtle humor and sensitivity. She uses a free style of writing that captures events and personal experiences of real life in different cultural and geographical environments. She plays with words and grammar, mixes languages and uses other techniques to give the right tone to her short literary pieces. Reading this book is a unique experience.
Ms. Kanter brings to her creative writing her extensive experience as a Bilingual Speech and Language Pathologist, Intercultural Consultant and Trainer, Faculty Member and Program Director in the area of Bilingual Special Education in Higher Education and her experiences and introspections while living in different cultures. She holds degrees from Ohio University and the University of Cincinnati, USA. Born in Cincinnati, she currently divides her time between Madrid and Tarifa, Spain where she is working on new writings, and offering readings and training sessions."
"The act of creating is part of my reflective process. I am interested in understanding human behavior, my own and that of others. My pieces serve as a corpus for the sharing of points of view. They provoke dialogue about daily life, larger universal themes of human communication and interaction, and literary form and content. What can we learn from looking at small bits of interactions and their connection to universal themes? I write for facilitating exchange within myself and with others, for my own learning and development, and for enhancing learning in others too."
Ms. Kanter's published work includes: I displace the air as I walk, Ediciones La Espiral Escrita, ISBN 84-607-9969-7, March 2004; "The Skirt" in the Barcelona Review, March-April 2000; "El Enano" in Mucho Cuento, Certamen de Relatos Hiperbreves, Editorial Acumán, 2000, Issue number one of The Saddle Stitch Notebooks and several short pieces in Blades 39. Upcoming publication of “The Swimming Pool: A Cadence.”
For further information, purchase or scheduling of readings and workshops contact:
Webpage: http://www.elasunto.com/LaEspiralEscrita.htm
Email: laespiralescrita@telefonica.net
Phone and fax: (+34) 91 369 3588
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