From God's Angle is a collection of poetry dedicated to physics and metaphysics. Focusing on the Chernobyl accident, Robert Hilles uses prose poetry to weave a narrative of this disaster and the nearly thirty-five years that have passed since. Hilles branches in several directions in this collection, exploring the impact Chernobyl had on the people and the ecosystem. Woven throughout, a love poem sequence called A Piece of Rag Wrapped Gold, serves as a backbone to the collection. Exploring the various nuances and tentacles of particle physics, including concepts such as Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Prompt Neutrons, and Delayed Neutrons, Robert Hilles commands a breadth of emotion that will keep the reader turning the page for more.

Robert Hilles lives on Salt Spring Island with his partner Pearl Luke. In 1994, he won the Governor General’s Award for Poetry for Cantos from a Small Room. In the same year, his first novel, Raising of Voices, won the Writers Guild of Alberta George Bugnet Award for best novel. He has published fourteen books of poetry and five books of prose. His other books include: Finding The Lights On, Near Morning, Nothing Vanishes, Kissing The Smoke, Breathing Distance, Somewhere Between Obstacles and Pleasure, Higher Ground, Wrapped Within Again, Slow Ascent, and Partake. Wrapped Within Again, New and Selected Poems was published in the fall of 2003 and won the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for best book of poetry. His second novel, A Gradual Ruin, was published by Doubleday Canada in 2004 and now is in paperback. His books have also been shortlisted for The Milton Acorn People’s Poetry Prize, The W.O. Mitchell/City of Calgary Prize, The Stephan Stephansson Award, and The Howard O’Hagan Award. His second non-fiction book, Calling the Wild, was published in the fall of 2005 from Black Moss Press. His thirteenth book of poetry, Slow Ascent was published in the fall of 2006. He currently at work on a new novel titled The Smallest Detail, A short story collection tentatively called A Glimmer, and a new poetry collection called Thru and Thru. His latest collection of poems called Partake came out in Spring 2010 from Black Moss Press. Samples of his work are available on his website or Wattpad. His readings are available to watch at his Youtube channel.

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