Language: English
Published by Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd., 2017
ISBN 10: 1988449057 ISBN 13: 9781988449050
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Now entering his nineties, Rienzi Crusz is widely published, and respected and loved for his unabashedly romantic and finely crafted poetry, though always existing below the mainstream radar. How to Dance in this Rarefied Air offers select and new poems setting out his journey as a poet writing in Canada since the 1970s. It offers a poetics fashioned to meet the demands of writing on the cusp between two worlds, hence the songs of exile, the idioms of defiance and survival, a poetry fashioned to meet the existential concerns of the immigrant encounter. But Crusz has gone beyond the theme of mere displacement, by confronting themes such as love, politics, nature, God, and poetics itself. And always there remains the self-conscious, bordering on the postmodern, and, above all, a delightful irony. Introduced by Linda Hutcheon, University of Toronto How to Dance in this Rarefied Air offers select and new poems setting out his journey as a poet writing in Canada since the 1970s. It offers a poetics fashioned to meet the demands of writing on the cusp between two worlds, hence the songs of exile, the idioms of defiance and survival, a poetry fashioned to meet the existential concerns of the immigrant encounter. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1980; illustrated paper covers; corner wear; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 95 pages.
Language: English
Published by Porcupine's Quill, Erin, On, Canada, 1980
ISBN 10: 0889840393 ISBN 13: 9780889840393
Seller: The Second Reader Bookshop, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition, First Printing (No additional printings stated). Very Good with moderate wear to covers and no marks to text. Indentation and mark from paperclip, affecting dedication page and 3 pages following, Poetry ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and personally inscribed by the Poet Rienzi Crusz, this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages, light edge wear. Signed by Author.
Paperback. Condition: Very good. First Edition. this copy is signed with a personal inscription by the author, the bin ding is tight and square and the interior text is clean, very light edge wear. Signed by Author.
Language: English
Published by Toronto South Asian Review, 1992
ISBN 10: 0920661262 ISBN 13: 9780920661260
Seller: Heroes Bookshop, Paris, ON, Canada
First Edition Signed
Paperback. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket. First Edition. This copy is tight and clean with an inscription and signiture by Rienzi Crusz on the title page. Signed by Author.
US$ 23.54
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Brand New. 104 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by TSAR Publications, Toronto, 1995
ISBN 10: 0920661513 ISBN 13: 9780920661512
Seller: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Signed
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Collection of poems by the Canadian writer who has been called "arguably the best living Sri Lankan poet in English". 68 pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight corner wear. ***Inscribed by Author***.
Language: English
Published by Tsar Publications, Toronto, 2003
ISBN 10: 1894770110 ISBN 13: 9781894770118
Seller: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Signed
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine +. Tenth collection of poetry by Sri Lankan-born author & poet. Pictorial wraps. 95 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very slight corner wear. ***Inscribed by Author***.
Published by Erin: Porcupine's Quill (1985)., 1985
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. 78 pp w/contents. Near fine in printed wrappers. Cover and interior drawings by Mary Anne Milne. Dated 25 April, '85) and INSCRIBED by Crusz.
Language: English
Published by TSAR Publications, Toronto, 1997
ISBN 10: 092066167X ISBN 13: 9780920661673
Seller: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Signed
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Collection of poems by the Canadian writer who has been called "arguably the best living Sri Lankan poet in English". Selected & introduced by Chelva Kanaganayakam. (xxi) 146pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight corner wear. *** Signed By Author ***.
Language: English
Published by TSAR Publications, Toronto, 2009
ISBN 10: 1894770609 ISBN 13: 9781894770606
Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Signed on title page by author with a gift inscription. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Elvin Hill, Waterloo, 2013
ISBN 10: 0981018955 ISBN 13: 9780981018959
Seller: Laurel Reed Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Virgil Burnett (illustrator). 1st. Signed and dated with inscription on half-title page, book mark laid in promoting another of the author's books Love Where the Nights are Green published by Pasdeloup Press. Signed by Author(s).
Softcover. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. 45 p. 23 cm. B&w line drawings by Burnett. Paperback. Spine darkened.
Language: English
Published by Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd., 2017
ISBN 10: 1988449057 ISBN 13: 9781988449050
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
US$ 30.32
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Published by Elvin Hill Publishing, Waterloo, Ontario, 2013
ISBN 10: 0981018955 ISBN 13: 9780981018959
Seller: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Signed
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Drawings by Virgil Burnett. Special Reprint Edition of the 1974 first edition (Pasdeloup Press) of this author's first book of poetry. 72 pages. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight corner wear. Internals fine. ***Inscribed by Author***.
Language: English
Published by Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd., 2017
ISBN 10: 1988449057 ISBN 13: 9781988449050
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: New. 2017. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Language: English
Published by TSAR Publications, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1989
ISBN 10: 0920661106 ISBN 13: 9780920661109
Seller: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Limited 1/520. The book is near fine with very slight edge wear.
Published by The Porcupine's Quill, 1985
Seller: Heroes Bookshop, Paris, ON, Canada
First Edition Signed
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the poet on the title page with a personal inscription, this copy has a solid tight binding, with clean unmarked pages. Signed by Author.
Published by Porcupine's Quill, Erin, ON, 1980
ISBN 10: 0889840393 ISBN 13: 9780889840393
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. 95 p. 23 cm. Paperback. Some creasign to front cover near spine.
Published by TSAR Publications, Toronto, 1995
ISBN 10: 0920661513 ISBN 13: 9780920661512
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 68 p. 23 cm. Paperback.
Language: English
Published by Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd., 2017
ISBN 10: 1988449057 ISBN 13: 9781988449050
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: New. 2017. paperback. . . . . .
Seller: WOLFHOUND BOOKS, South Slocan, BC, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light wear to wraps; rubbing. (11).
Published by Pasdeloup Press, Stratford, Ontario, 2007
ISBN 10: 0920214118 ISBN 13: 9780920214114
Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Signed on title page by author with a gift inscription. A few small marks to the cover. Signed by Author(s).
Published by TSAR Publications, Toronto, 1997
ISBN 10: 092066167X ISBN 13: 9780920661673
Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. 146 pp. Light edgewear. Appears unread. A definitive collection, from a man who has been called the best living Sri Lankan poet in English. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo pp. x 2 87.pencil underlining to most pages, small stain to front cover. book.
Doppel - Audio CD. Condition: Sehr gut. Seltener JP-IMPORT + Bonus-CD. Sehr gut erhalten. ISBN: 0724357846226 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.
Language: English
Published by TSAR Publications, Toronto, 1989
ISBN 10: 0920661017 ISBN 13: 9780920661017
Signed
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. 8vo pp. 87, SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author. book.
Language: English
Published by MAWENZI HOUSE PUBL LTD, 2017
ISBN 10: 1988449057 ISBN 13: 9781988449050
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Condition: New. Über den AutorRienzi Crusz was born in Sri Lanka and came to Canada in 1965. Educated at the Universities of Ceylon, London (England), Toronto, and Waterloo. He has widely published in magazines in Canada and the United States, a.
Language: English
Published by Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd., 2017
ISBN 10: 1988449057 ISBN 13: 9781988449050
Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Now entering his nineties, Rienzi Crusz is widely published, and respected and loved for his unabashedly romantic and finely crafted poetry, though always existing below the mainstream radar. How to Dance in this Rarefied Air offers select and new poems setting out his journey as a poet writing in Canada since the 1970s. It offers a poetics fashioned to meet the demands of writing on the cusp between two worlds, hence the songs of exile, the idioms of defiance and survival, a poetry fashioned to meet the existential concerns of the immigrant encounter. But Crusz has gone beyond the theme of mere displacement, by confronting themes such as love, politics, nature, God, and poetics itself. And always there remains the self-conscious, bordering on the postmodern, and, above all, a delightful irony. Introduced by Linda Hutcheon, University of Toronto How to Dance in this Rarefied Air offers select and new poems setting out his journey as a poet writing in Canada since the 1970s. It offers a poetics fashioned to meet the demands of writing on the cusp between two worlds, hence the songs of exile, the idioms of defiance and survival, a poetry fashioned to meet the existential concerns of the immigrant encounter. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.