Looking for Henry
- Publisher
- Thistledown Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2007
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781895449914
- Publish Date
- Apr 2007
- List Price
- $13.95
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Description
Looking for Henry is a long poem sequence which, through its search for "missing" Métis painter Henry Letendre, becomes a search for self, for history and for the intricate weave of Métis, Acadian and Micmac destinies and dispossessions.
About the author
An urban anthropologist by training, Clive Doucet is a graduate of the universities of Toronto and Montreal, and has worked for many years as a public servant at both the federal and provincial levels. He is currently the regional councillor for Capital Ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Doucet's literary credits include two novels, a memoir, novellas, and three books of poetry. Clive Doucet has also worked with the CBC, covering the first world reunion of the Acadians in New Brunswick for CBC Radio. Doucet is married with two children and lives in Ottawa.