To a Sister Loneliness
- Publisher
- Goose Lane Editions
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1979
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780920110614
- Publish Date
- Jan 1979
- List Price
- $5.00
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Description
Michael Brian Oliver's third chapbook. To a Sister Loneliness is divided into three sections: "Omega," "Alpha Imagining," and "Merrybegots." Most of the poems are about the author's relationship with a woman. Beautifully written with elegant prose, it's a must-have from this talented critic and poet.
About the author
A critic, poet, and teacher, Michael Brian Oliver has taught at various institutions across Canada, including Collège Maillet in St. Basile, New Brunswick, the University of British Columbia, John Abbott College near Montreal, and the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. He considers himself "A writer who teaches instead of a teacher who writes."He has published several chapbooks, critical reviews in several journals, and wrote Poet's Progress, the first critical study of Alden Nowlan's Poetry.