The Sri Lankan Loxodrome

by Will Alexander

the maps one comes to know
are but boulders which are shattered by spoilage
--Will Alexander

In navigation a loxodrome, or rhumb-line, is a line that crosses all meridians at the same angle, maintaining one compass direction, a path of constant bearing. In his breakthrough poetry collection, The Sri Lankan Loxodrome, Will Alexander connects this theme to a lone Sri Lankan sailor who beheads sea snakes as an ongoing meditation while...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811218295
• ISBN13: 9780811218290
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"