Peter Christensen
Peter Christensen grew up on a west-central Alberta bush farm before the oil rush. He graduated from university and then moved to the wilderness country, where he worked for 13 years as a guide, a remote-area lead hand for Banff National Park, and a backcountry and north coast provincial park ranger. He has published four books of poetry. Peter resides in Terrace, BC.
Wilderness Tales
These true stories of people who work and live in the spectacular mountain wilderness of Alberta and British Columbia are filled with humour, keen observations about man and nature, and memorable human and animal characters. Old-time cowboys Johnny and Cal offer their no-nonsense brand of homespun wisdom. Wasp, the talented saddle horse, teaches hi …
Wilderness Tales
These true stories of people who work and live in the spectacular mountain wilderness of Alberta and British Columbia are filled with humour, keen observations about man and nature, and memorable human and animal characters. Old-time cowboys Johnny and Cal offer their no-nonsense brand of homespun wisdom. Wasp, the talented saddle horse, teaches hi …
Winter Range
The Western Canadian landscape informs this accessible and passionate collection of lyric poetry with an adventurous spirit as Peter Christensen engages with the experiences and adventures – physical, emotional and intellectual – that nature and language provide. Stylistically innovative, imbued with extraordinary imagery, and thematically chal …
