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Leaving Holds Me Here

Selected Poems: 1975 - 2000

by (author) Glen Sorestad

Publisher
Thistledown Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2001
Category
General
  • 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.

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