April 12 2004
By Katerina Fretwell (Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviewsSarasvati Scapes chronicles the second spiritual pilgrimage each for the book's two authors, Penn Kemp and Angela Hryniuk. These two internationally renowned poet/seekers have placed the self in a context wide enough to bridge the Oriental Occidental divide. Even more outstandingly, they have discovered a Voice in which to express the numinous, the ineffable. Through narrative, journal entries, and poetry - some of Penn's translated into Punjabi by Ajmer Rode, they find the means of expressing their spiritual practice into word. Vivid, visceral, memorable, their words vivify India's vastness, paradoxical timelines, and earthy otherworldly spirituality. I feel like I've joined them in India. My own pilgrimage is that much closer, that much more articulated. I highly recommend this book to anyone desirous of being in the moment, of opening up to whatever is, of finding your own spirit and your own groundedness in a world that seems to be spinning out of control.