A Standing Wave is John Robert Colombo‘s 2012 book of poems and literary “effects” as he calls them. Ideas, insights and impressions that came to his active, curious mind over the year. He has included his annual “dream diary” too, which he records month by month. It is revealing in its own right.
This latest book is hot off the press. John and I collaborate on covers for some of his books and this is one of them. John envisioned an homage to the Group of Seven’s Lawren Harris. I fired up Photoshop and took it from there.
A standing wave is a phenomenon that occurs when two waves of equal force are bounced back into each other. Equal and opposite, the forces combine to create a single wave held motionless in a dynamic balance.
John gave us two copies of the book, one for Danica and one for me. He made the presentation at one of our favourite restaurants in Little India, but I’ll save that for another entry.
From the right, John, Ruth, me and Danica pose in front of murals at Udupi Palace. Photo credit to our friendly server Alvin. The Palace is adorned with murals done by Shayona Panth, the daughter of Ruth’s good friend and fellow poet Suparna Ghosh.