Biography & Autobiography Literary
Under the Wings of Africa
- Publisher
- Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2007
- Category
- Literary
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894987219
- Publish Date
- Oct 2007
- List Price
- $19.00
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Description
Under the Wings of Africa is a provocative mélange of poetry, memoir, and letters to a lover chronicling the author's visit to South Africa in the company of his wife. Beautifully detailed descriptions of the landscape, the people, and the author's greatest passion for bird watching are woven into a rich narrative of love and loss. In this book fact and fiction are expertly manipulated by Weier to create an aesthetic tapestry of his inner and outer worlds.
About the author
John Weier (born in 1949) has published over a dozen books, including six major collections of poetry. Weier grew up in Manitoba and then lived in Niagara on the Lake, before returning to Winnipeg. He is Past President of the League of Canadian Poets. He was a major player in the formative years of the Literary Press Group, Access Copyright, and Canadian Book Information Centre. For many years a professional luthier, he now has a career as a counselor and mindfulness teacher. Known for his birdwatching mastery, he has logged over 3,400 species of birds.
