The Bones of His Being: Volume 191 Contributor(s): Chenette, Sue (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550713698 ISBN-13: 9781550713695 Publisher: Guernica Editions OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Canadian |
Dewey: 811 |
LCCN: 2012932923 |
Series: Essential Poets (Ecco) |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.9" W x 7.7" (0.25 lbs) 65 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In unflinching lyrics, Sue Chenette confronts her father's depression and death. Probing memories, fingering mementos - a square nail, a sketch on a napkin, she examines them for what they may reveal of the father she was sure she knew, deepened, in death, into the mystery of his own being. The poems are a journey through grief, both a search for the father she loved and a searching look into a father/daughter relationship. At the heart of the book, the sequence 'A Transport of Grief' explores a weave of pain, need, and blame, of family grudges and love, moments of solace, and the sweeping sense of loss that attends a parent's death. |