Paperback. The poetic record of Rob Budde's growing love of Prince George and the Cariboo north-central region of BC. The poems are an act of discovery and they describe the various social, political, historical and environmental systems that Budde encounters with the eye of a patient, astute observer. Engaging in the language of location, each poem explores a place, a time and the process of building a relationship between the two. Sometimes gritty, sometimes ironic, sometimes barely able to see the place at all, the poems are all love poems to a new home -- gifts of arrival. A poetic record of Rob Budde's growing love of Prince George and the Cariboo north-central region of BC. Engaging in the language of location, each poem explores a place, a time and the process of building a relationship between the two. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Finding Ft George (Paperback)
Publisher: Caitlin Press, Saint George
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1894759273
ISBN 13: 9781894759274
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Finding Ft. George is the poetic record of Rob Budde's growing love of Prince George and the Cariboo north-central region of BC. The poems are an act of discovery and they describe the various social, political, historical and environmental systems that Budde encounters with the eye of a patient, astute observer. Engaging in the language of location, each poem explores a place, a time and the process of building a relationship between the two. Sometimes gritty, sometimes ironic, sometimes barely able to see the place at all, the poems are all love poems to a new home--gifts of arrival.

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Rob Budde teaches Creative Writing and Critical Theory at the University of Northern BC in Prince George. He has previously published five books (two poetry collections - 'Catch as Catch' and 'traffick', two novels - 'Misshapen' and 'The Dying Poem', and most recently short fiction - 'Flicker'). In 2002, Rob facilitated a collection of interviews, 'In Muddy Water: Conversations with 11 Poets'.

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