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Poetry Canadian

A Thousand Pieces

by (author) Joanne Morency

translated by Jill Varley

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Nov 2019
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771713269
    Publish Date
    Nov 2019
    List Price
    $23.95

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Description

In a state of amazed observation, a woman tries to reunite the many parts of herself that are strewn across space… and time. But what is to be done with the ants and their tiny world, running everywhere and stirring all day long? What to do with the grass that keeps growing beneath her feet? And what about neglected scraps of days, tidal waves, barrels of fear, and imaginary memories?… How can one silence the noise of wars? “When one of my hands goes missing, I do not notice. […] It is a rare day when my whole body is with me. Most of the time, my pieces are widely scattered. A hand that writes, absent knees, an invisible back.”

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Contributor Notes

Joanne Morency lives on the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec. She has published five poetry collections with Montréal’s Éditions Triptyque and two books of haibun (poetic prose and haiku) with Ottawa’s Éditions David. She has received several awards including the 2015 CBC poetry prize and the 2010 award for a first collection in Paris.