Thirsty
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This is a poem about the city. About a man who has visions, hovering on the edge but hating it, restless and at war with the world but wanting the peace that passeth understanding. Everything he does is half-done, except his death. When he falls, his parched spirit crying "thirsty," his family falls apart. This is a poem about Toronto, the city that s never happened before, about waiting for a bus, standing on a corner, watching a stranger: the bank...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0771016441
ISBN13:9780771016448
Release Date:April 2002
Publisher:McClelland & Stewart
Length:72 Pages
Weight:0.24 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 5.3" x 8.4"
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beautiful language, haunting issues
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Brand's book is a series of poems that forms one narrative of sorts, which explores issues of race and subject position from within the alienating and oppressive city of Toronto, Ontario. It is chilling in its poetic beauty and vibrancy.
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