Rain; Road; An Open Boat

Author: Roo Borson
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Category: Poetry By Individual Poets, Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets, Contemporary Fiction
Book Format: Paperback

The first new collection of poetry from Roo Borson since her highly acclaimed collection Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida, winner of three major prizes, including the Griffin Poetry Prize.



Roo Borson's new collection continues the exploration of form, tone, musicality, and content begun in her widely acclaimed previous collection. Here, co-existing peacefully, are the river stone, painted white, that greets the visitor to the grave of the poet James K. Baxter in the far back country of New Zealand's Wanganui River; the Beijing night sky, turned apricot by the smog and full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival; the crypts of Toronto's Mount Pleasant Cemetery, seen as potential living spaces; an old friend speaking knowledgeably, reverentially, and at the same time light-heartedly, in this way gradually restoring significance to the world. By turns wry and ecstatic, droll and elegiac, quizzical and contemplative, this is a major new work by one of our most singular and compelling poets.


Roo Borson has published eleven books of poems, including Short Journey Upriver Toward Ôishida (2004), winner of the Governor General's Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Griffin Poetry Prize, and, most recently, Rain; road; an open boat (2012). She has also won awards for her essays, and, with Kim Maltman, writes collaboratively under the pen name Baziju. She lives in Toronto.

About Roo Borson
Roo Borson has published eleven books of poems, including Short Journey Upriver Toward Ôishida (2004), winner of the Governor General's Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Griffin Poetry Prize, and, most recently, Rain; road; an open boat (2012). She has also won awards for her essays, and, with Kim Maltman, writes collaboratively under the pen name Baziju. She lives in Toronto.

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SKU BK-9780771012983
Barcode # 9780771012983
Brand McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Artist / Author Roo Borson
Shipping Weight 0.1200kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.210m
Assembled Length 21.100m
Assembled Height 1.000m
Assembled Width 14.500m
Type Paperback

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