
Siteseeing
by Brenda Schmidt
Title:
Siteseeing
Author:
Brenda Schmidt
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
150 pages
Publisher:
At Bay Press
ISBN-13:
9781998779048
EAN:
9781998779048
Publication Date:
25/10/2023
Classifications:
Poetry
Weight (g):
306
Dimensions (mm):
127 x 192 x 14
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
February 2021 to March 2022 was a period of great reflection for two of Canada''s most celebrated poets. Ariel Gordon and Brenda Schmidt wrote collaborative poetry, formatted like a call and response. Ariel intended to write about urban Manitoba, the city and its trees, and Brenda was to write about rural Saskatchewan and birds. Over the course of the year, the matter of place took over and the intentions branched and flew apart. The poets wrote about the natural world and people making their way through it all. They wrote home as they found it, observing climate as it manifested in drought-stressed trees and stunted crops covered in grasshoppers, in wildfires and wildfire smoke hanging over the prairies. Survival, struggle, keen naturalist perception, and endless wit, bring forward the idea of hope, rejuvenation, and the generative power of community.










