Forrest Gander's Core Samples from the World is a magnificent compendium ofpoetry, photography, and essay (a form of Japanese haibun). Collaborating withthree acclaimed
photographers, Gander explores tensions between the familiarand foreign. His eloquent new work voices an ethical concern for others, exploringempathic relations in which the world itself is
fundamental. Taking us aroundthe globe to China, Mexico, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Chile, Core Samplesshows how Gander's "sharp sense of place has made him the most earthly of ouravant-garde, the
best geographer of fleshly sites since Olson" (Donald Revell,The Colorado Review).
