Leaving Holds Me Here
Selected Poems: 1975 - 2000
- Publisher
- Thistledown Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2001
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894345323
- Publish Date
- Jan 2001
- List Price
- $15.95
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Description
Leaving Holds Me Here includes 137 poems by Canada’s first poet laureate. Edited and selected by John Newlove, this timely selection of the best of Glen Sorestad’s poetry illustrates the stages of his writing, his concerns, and his development as a well-known Canadian poet.
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.