VIRTUAL LAUNCH | Eleonore Schönmaier - Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete

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Join Eleonore Schönmaier for the virtual launch of her latest poetry collection, Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete. The event will also feature a conversation with the Greek composer Michalis Paraskakis.

Eleonore Schönmaier is an award winning author and poet. She divides her time between Canada and coastal Europe.

ABOUT THE BOOK

A (re)creation of the surreality and altered time within deep states of grieving, Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete juxtaposes sorrow with fragmentary unapologetic joy. Eleonore Schönmaier forges compelling symphonic resonances between European musical encounters and a northern working-class childhood. By centring her experiential empathy on a history of racism and poverty, she guides us into better ways of being. Intimate reflections are contrasted with geopolitical and environmental concerns as Schönmaier's fierce intelligence focuses on what is most essential in our lives.