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Poetry Canadian

Straight Razor and Other Poems

by (author) Salvatore Ala

Publisher
Biblioasis
Initial publish date
Apr 2011
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780973588101
    Publish Date
    Apr 2011
    List Price
    $18.95

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Description

Straight Razor and Other Poems brings together Salvatore Ala's new poems and selections from his privately published broadsides. It is a beautiful and original collection. Both formal and lyrical, it is the work of a determined and committed craftsman.

About the author

Salvatore Ala was born in Windsor, Ontario in 1959. He studied philosophy and literature, and has worked at various jobs. His first book, Clay of the Maker, was published by Mosaic Press in 1998. He has also published five broadsides of his work. His poems have appeared in numerous journals; and most recently, in the anthology Sweet Lemons, Writings with a Sicilian Accent, Legas, 2004. Salvatore lives in Windsor with his wife and children.

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