Writing and Reading - Softcover

George Bowering

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554201543 ISBN 13: 9781554201549

Publisher: New Star Books, 2019

Synopsis

George Bowering has been provoking and inspiring writers and readers for half a century. While he may be better known for his poetry and fiction, the essay holds an equally important place in his work.

Writing and Reading includes discussions of writers (ranging from Michael Ondaatje and Alice Munro to Oana Avasilichioei and Robert Kroetsch), difficult poetry and close reading (from Gerard Manley Hopkins to Judith Fitzgerald and David Bromige), Vancouver's poetry pre-history, making lists and collecting, and the importance of our National Archives.

Whether writing about fiction or poetry, film or music, Bowering's message, delivered with his inimitable style, is the same: for best results, pay attention.

About this title

About the Author

George Bowering is the author of around a hundred books of poetry, fiction, and essays. A Member of the Order of Canada, and a two-time Governor General's Award laureate, he lives in Vancouver.

From the Back Cover

"And it's exactly this sort of wide-eyed freshness that makes it easy to keep coming back to this book, dipping into it for a little bit more, a little bit more. I suppose that's one of the beauties about a book like this. You don't need to read it front to back. You can poke around, sampling a bit of this, and then go back for a bit more of that when you're ready." — Heidi Greco, BC Bookworld

Edition details

• Publisher: New Star Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554201543
• ISBN 13: 9781554201549
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176