Lapis
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Lapis
Author: Kerri Webster
language: en
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Release Date: 2022-08-30
In Lapis, poet Kerri Webster writes into the vast space left by the deaths of three women: her mother, a mentor, and a friend. Using a wide array of lyric forms and meditations, Webster explores matrilineages both familial and poetic, weaving together death, spirituality, women, and a sense of the shifting earth into one "doctrine of Non-linear Revelation." Elegy And I was equal to my longing: the mums blackening; sorrow a carboned figurine; the firmament steaming; your ashes interred in the boulder; the ugly birds crying dolor dolor dolor; the sky smoke-choked—what, then, would you have had be my register? As the beasts of the field rub their antlers off with ooh-itch pleasure; as the screen says You often open around this time; as the grapes blight: listen: sometimes we're the pilgrim, sometimes we're the site.
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli explores the captivating story of this gemstone, bridging Earth science, art history, and archaeology to reveal its enduring allure. It delves into how specific metamorphic processes, like contact metamorphism, create its intense blue hue, a color that has adorned royalty and illuminated masterpieces for millennia. The book uniquely combines geological data with historical narratives to provide a comprehensive understanding of the stone's significance. Readers will discover how lapis lazuli's journey spans from ancient civilizations, such as Egypt and Mesopotamia, where it was prized for royal regalia and religious artifacts, to its contemporary use in jewelry and fine art. The book examines the geological origins of lapis lazuli, explores its historical significance across different cultures, and investigates its modern applications. It progresses from examining the Earth's formative processes to tracing the stone's historical impact and discussing current ethical considerations.
The Lapis Goat
In the first of a three book series, meet Rob MacGregor. He is a Las Vegas native who makes a living arranging the delivery of drugs to his two childhood friends; Steve Ranay, who owns the eNVy nightclub in Las Vegas, and Juan Lopez, who owns Club Rio in Cabo San Lucas. On a trip to southern Baja to discuss the details of a deal with Juan, he meets—and eventually falls in love with—Jen Johannes, who is returning to Las Vegas after a vacation. Juan needs a shipment of the club-drug “Molly” delivered to the Rio and Rob decides to make the delivery himself. After a successful drop off, Juan offers him another job he can’t refuse, but he will need Jen’s help to pull it off. When a Lapis Goat is given to Rob as part of the deal, neither him, nor Jen understand it’s true worth. More importantly, they have no idea what people will do to get it. The couple’s love will be tested, as this will be the last deal either one of them ever do.