Nocturnal Tonglen
- Publisher
- Ekstasis Editions
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2006
- Category
- Canadian, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894800754
- Publish Date
- Apr 2006
- List Price
- $18.95
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Description
Nocturnal Tonglen is a stirring first book of poetry by Derek Hanebury, dealing with the disappearance of a young woman, his sister-in-law, Carolyn Pruyser. Angry at times, but also elegiac, the poetry confronts the darkness of suffering and, like the Buddhist practice of tonglen, exhales the white light of love and compassion.
About the author
Derek Hanebury is the author of the novel Ginger Goodwin: Beyond the Forbidden Plateau. His poems and stories have been published magazines and broadcast on CBC radio. He teaches English and creative writing.at North Island College in Port Alberni, BC. This is his first book of poetry.