Icons of Flesh
- Publisher
- Ekstasis Editions
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1998
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896860282
- Publish Date
- Sep 1998
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
In poetry stripped to the clarity of the spoken word, Icons of Flesh probes ordinary moments to find in them a silence that can be shared. These poems are familiar moments of everyday life reborn, framed to awe the mind and heart.
About the author
One of Canada's most revered poets, Glen Sorestad has been writing for over 30 years from his Saskatchewan home. Also the co-founder and president of Thistledown Press, he helps to expose the talent of emerging western poets. Sorestad's work has appeared in countless journals across Canada, in the United States, Australia and Europe. Recently one of his stories was produced for the Bravo! cable network and another was broadcast on CBC Radio One. He holds a master's degree in education and has edited many short story and poetry anthologies.