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The Science of Nothing

by (author) Marty Gervais

Publisher
Mosaic Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2000
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889627222
    Publish Date
    Jan 2000
    List Price
    $15

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A stunning book of poems by Marty Gervais, winner of the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award. The Science of Nothing  is a book which pushes the literary accomplishment of Marty Gervais to a new and higher level. The lines are sparse yet precise, the language astonishingly evocative and riveting. 

About the author

Marty Gervais was appointed Windsor's first Poet Laureate in 2011. Gervais has written more than a dozen books of poetry, as well as two plays and a novel. He is an award—winning journalist, poet, photographer and editor. In 1998, he won Toronto's prestigious Harbourfront Festival Prize for his contributions to Canadian letters and to emerging writers. He has won more than two dozen journalism awards for his work with the Windsor Star where he was best known for his "My Town" column. As a poet, Gervais was awarded the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award in 1996 for his book Tearing Into A Summer Day. That same book was also awarded the City of Windsor Mayor's Award for literature. Gervais won the same award again in 2003 for To Be Now: Selected Poems. He received the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2012.

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