Reading British Columbia: Fiction & Poetry
There are ways to know a place, and among the best of these is reading it—reading it from every angle and from multiple genre and authorial vantage points. This list encompasses great poetry & fiction that helps readers come to understand this astoundingly beautiful, complex, and iconic province. Also check out the non-fiction companion, Reading British Columbia: Non-Fiction.
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The Pornographer's Poem
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The World
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Dead Girls
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Stanley Park
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Home Schooling
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Vancouver: A Poem
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My Darling Nellie Grey
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Decompositions
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49th Parallel Psalm
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crawlspace
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The Collected Poems of Patrick Lane
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Soft Geography
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He Drown She in the Sea
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Monday Night Man
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First Wives Club
Coast Salish Style
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Modern Classics Who Do You Think You Are
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Sointula
An Island Utopia
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The Sudden Weight of Snow
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Bull Head
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The Man Game
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Simple Recipes
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Better Living Through Plastic Explosives
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Lousy Explorers
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