13 - Softcover

Alexis Kienlen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1897181531 ISBN 13: 9781897181539

Publisher: Frontenac House, 2011

Synopsis

13 creatively examines beauty and darkness in many arenas including the workings of bee hive, board games, childhood depression, the personal lives of monsters and a failed romantic relationship in a beautiful Canadian city. The poems of 13 find humanity and beauty within horror and despair, hope, humour and light within darkness.

About this title

About the Author

Alexis Kienlen is a poet, fiction writer, journalist and editor originally from Saskatoon. Her first book, "She Dreams in Red" was published by Frontenac House in April 2007. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including "Strike the Wok" (New Asian Canadian fiction - TSAR books 2004), "2000% Cracked Wheat" (Coteau Books), The Ottawa Citizen, Broken Pencil, Prairie Fire, and The Western Producer. She has received 10 awards related to her writing. From 2001-2006, she served as the Literary Editor for Ricepaper magazine, a Vancouver based quarterly that celebrates Asian Canadian art and culture. She was the mentor for the Edmonton Teen Writers Mentorship group, created by the Writers Guild of Alberta and hosted at the Edmonton Public Library. In June 2010, they launched a chapbook called "Elemental".

Edition details

• Publisher: Frontenac House
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1897181531
• ISBN 13: 9781897181539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96