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Poetry Canadian

Oblique Verdicts

by (author) James Clarke

Publisher
Exile Editions
Initial publish date
Apr 2017
Category
Canadian, General
  • 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.

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