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To a Sister Loneliness

by (author) Michael Brian Oliver

Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Initial publish date
Jan 1979
Category
Canadian
  • 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.

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