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Nocturnal Tonglen

by (author) Derek Hanebury

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Apr 2006
Category
Canadian, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894800754
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $18.95

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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.

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