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Poetry Canadian

Cloud on My Tongue

by (author) Richard Olafson

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Sep 1998
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896860121
    Publish Date
    Sep 1998
    List Price
    $12.95

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Description

Metaphysical, romantic and surreal, the poems of Cloud on My Tongue are fragrant with fresh awareness and deep insight. In language both supple and strong the poet conveys the inner essence of human and natural experience.

About the author

Richard Olafson is an editor, poet, book designer and publisher. A long-time Victoria resident, he is active in many community organizations. Olafson has published a number of books and chapbooks, among them Blood of the Moon, Cloud on My Tongue, and There Are Some So Unlucky They Do Not Even Have Bodies. He attended the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics in its second year of operation and was much influenced the following year by taking classes from Warren Tallman at UBC’s English Department. He is also the publisher of the Pacific Rim Review of Books. He lives in Victoria with his family.

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