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Poetry Canadian

Red Shoes in the Rain

by (author) Jan Conn

Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Initial publish date
Jan 1984
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780864920256
    Publish Date
    Jan 1984
    List Price
    $6.95

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Out of print

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Description

Red Shoes in the Rain is Jan E. Conn's first published collection of poems, though her work has appeared regularly in magazines. Her poetry is characterized by the meticulous observation of a scientist, fired by intense human engagement; it reflects the range and variety of her travels without ever descending to mere notation.

About the author

Peony Vertigo is Jan Conn's tenth book of poetry. Her poetry has received a CBC Literary Prize, the inaugural P.K. Page Founder's Award, and in 2016 was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is a member of the collaborative writing group Yoko's Dogs whose publications include, most recently, Caution Tape (Collusion Press, 2021). She works full-time as a Research Scientist and Professor at the New York State Department of Health in Albany, NY and State University of New York at Albany on the vector biology and evolution of Latin American mosquito vectors. She is also a visual artist. She lives in rural western Massachusetts.

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