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Synopsis
In powerful language that reflects the conflicts between the primitive and the sophisticated, Joan Crate redreams the passions which animated and tormented her famous predecessor. Part white, part Mohawk princess, Pauline Johnson /Tekahionwake would perform her poems first in buckskin, then, after the intermission, in silk.
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Review
"Crate's gift is the way she can bring difficult or painful history to light without diminishing the dignity of her subject ... "--Tanis MacDonald, Prairie Fire Review of Books
" ... A first rate collection of poems ... It's difficult to describe the intense feeling of loneliness that permeates this book, the nearest comparison I could draw is to Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping..."--Norm Sacuta, Edmonton Journal
" ... Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood's foray into pioneer Susanna Moodie's psyche and circumstance ... perfectly capture [Pauline Johnson]'s situation and the stimulus of her art."--Lee Briscoe Thompson, Canadian Literature
About the Author
Joan Crate was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and was brought up with pride in her Indigenous heritage. She taught literature and creative writing at Red Deer College, Alberta, for over 20 years. Her first book of poetry, "Pale as Real Ladies: Poems for Pauline Johnson", has become a classic. Her first novel, "Breathing Water", was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Award (Canada) and the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1989. She is a recipient of the Bliss Carman Award for Poetry and her last book of poetry, "SubUrban Legends", was awarded Book of the Year by the Writers Guild of Alberta. She lives with her family in Calgary.
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- PublisherBrick Books
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0919626432
- ISBN 13 9780919626430
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages76
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