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Fist of Remembering, The

by (author) Jim Nason

Publisher
Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd.
Initial publish date
Apr 2006
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894987073
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $17.00

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Description

The Fist of Remembering is a collection of poetry that starts with death and ends with life. Nason begins with the death of his partner from cancer, and then weaves through his experience, remembering, grieving, and celebrating his love following the death. These poems are breath-taking, moving from despair to hope, and from austerity to the rediscovery of sensuality. They are filled with elegant, and sometimes wry turns of phrase and memorable imagery. This is a beautiful collection.

About the author

Award-winning author Jim Nason has published five poetry collections as well as a short story collection. Spirit of a Hundred Thousand Dead Animals is his third novel. His stories, essays and poems have been published in journals and anthologies across Canada and the US, including Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2008, 2010 and 2014 and he has been a finalist for the CBC Literary Award in both fiction and poetry categories. Jim holds degrees from McGill, Ryerson and York Universities and is the owner/publisher of Tightrope Books, Toronto. He is the founder and organizer of Canada’s annual human rights poetry event, Meet Me in the Middle: Writers on Rights. Jim is a frequent participant on fiction and poetry panels, and Spirit of a Hundred Thousand Dead Animals was inspired at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, where he was on a panel about sexuality in Canadian poetry.

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