Bogman's Music - Softcover

Armstrong, Tammy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189563637X ISBN 13: 9781895636376

Publisher: Anvil Press, 2001

Synopsis

GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD NOMINEE

Bogman’s Music is a debut collection of poetry that is both elegiac and sensitive in its exploration of family dynamics, the enduring power of childhood experience, and the healing ability of faith and love.

About this title

About the Author

Tammy Armstrong grew up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and lived in Vancouver, BC for several years, where she earned a BA and an MFA from the University of British Columbia. She currently lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Armstrong has two books of poetry published with Anvil Press: Unravel and Bogman's Music (a Governor General's Literary Award nominee). Her poems have appeared in the following publications: The Antigonish Review, Event, The Fiddlehead, Grain, The Malahat Review, Pottersfield Portfolio, Prairie Fire, Room of One's Own, subTerrain, TickleAce, and Zygote. “A Proper Burial for Song Birds” placed third in the League of Canadian Poets' National Poetry Contest, Vintage 2000. “If In a Marriage to a Car Salesman” and “Clam Bake 1974” were performed on International Women's Day 2000 at the National Art Gallery.

Review

"This poet, detail after detail creates lyrically linked solid poems." -- Sue Goyette

"You will want to read this book. You will want to read it again." -- Pottersfield Portfolio"

"excellent" -- Discorder

Edition details

• Publisher: Anvil Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 189563637X
• ISBN 13: 9781895636376
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96