The Attribute of Poetry
By Elisa Galgut
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The Attribute of Poetry - Elisa Galgut
First published by Modjaji Books (Pty) Ltd 2015
PO Box 121, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
www.modjajibooks.co.za
Copyright © Elisa Galgut 2015
ISBN 978-1-928215-02-8
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying and recording, or any other information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher.
Book and cover design by Megan Ross
Cover artwork by Megan Ross
Editor: Fiona Zerbst
Printed and bound by Megadigital, Cape Town
Set in Garamond
The publication of this collection of poems was made possible by a generous grant from the Cape 300 Foundation.
For Leisha
The title "The Attribute of Poetry" alludes to the philosopher Spinoza’s view of Nature—the entire spatiotemporal universe together with all its laws, everything eternally. Spinoza attributed to Nature infinitely many aspects, but human beings are so limited that only two of