Oblique Verdicts
- Publisher
- Exile Editions
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2017
- Category
- Canadian, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550966626
- Publish Date
- Apr 2017
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
In this collection of deeply felt poems, James Clarke challenges his conscience as he examines his decades-long experience as a judge, exploring what it means to sit in judgement of people, and what attaining such a position entails. These are poems that will resonate with anyone who cares about fairness, truth, power, and freedom because Clarke allows us to peek under Madame Justice’s blindfold, giving us a rare glimpse of her concerned, but very human face.”
About the author
James Clarke is a justice of the Ontario Court of Justice–General Division and the author of seven books of poetry, including Flying Home Through the Dark, Forced Passage, and How to Bribe a Judge. He is the author of the memoir A Mourner’s Kaddish: Suicide and the Rediscovery of Hope.