Synopsis
The poems in this haunting new book are both playful and provocative, witty and intimate. Central to the collection is a powerful elegy for her father. Beginning with his death, it moves back in time to the author's childhood in a small Saskatchewan community.
Inventing the Hawk reveals the small pleasures of day-to-day life, sometimes visited by “Angels” who offer a novel, often shocking perspective on reality. As well, Crozier translates love and the experience of loss into a language resonant with desire and longing. A language that speaks to the most private aspects of ourselves.
This is poetry that will change the way we look at our lives.
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About the Author
Lorna Crozier’s work has won numerous awards, including the Governor General’s Award, the Pat Lowther Poetry Award, the Canadian Authors Association Award, and the First Prize for Poetry in the CBC Literary Competition. She has published fourteen books of poetry, most recently, Whetstone. Crozier also edited Desire in Seven Voices and, with Patrick Lane, Addicted: Notes from the Belly of the Beast. Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, she now lives in British Columbia, where she teaches at the University of Victoria.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1992. Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Bright, fresh, yellow and white wrappers as new. Just a dot on the fore-edge of the text block, else fine. Pages spotless, no creases. Lorna Crozier's eighth collection of poems in this haunting new book are both playful and provocative, witty and intimate. Central to the collection is an elegy for her father, moving back into her childhood in a small Saskatchewan community. She translates love and the experience of loss into a language resonant with desire and longing. 140 pages. 8.5 x 5.25 inches. 1992, McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Seller Inventory # 030027
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Lorna Crozier to fellow Canadian poet Sandy Shreve on the title page; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 140 pages. Inscribed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 023963
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