Aphelion
- Publisher
- NeWest Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2010
- Category
- General, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897126608
- Publish Date
- Apr 2010
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
Aphelion is about distances, simultaneously belonging to two countries but being rooted in neither. In her first collection, poet Jenna Butler fluently explores this rift, sounding out the meaning of home from the perspective of a British-born Canadian. Written in experimental free verse and containing a selection of anti ghazals, Aphelion's subject matter, physical appearance on the page, and the way it is read aloud all reflect these elemental distances.
About the author
Jenna Butler is the author of three critically acclaimed books of poetry, Seldom Seen Road (NeWest Press, 2013), Wells (University of Alberta Press, 2012) and Aphelion (NeWest Press, 2010); an award-winning collection of ecological essays, A Profession of Hope: Farming on the Edge the of Grizzly Trail (Wolsak and Wynn, 2015); and a poetic travelogue, Magnetic North: Sea Voyage to Svalbard (University of Alberta Press, 2018).
Butler's research into endangered environments has taken her from America's Deep South to Ireland's Ring of Kerry, and from volcanic Tenerife to the Arctic Circle onboard an ice-class masted sailing vessel, exploring the ways in which we impact the landscapes we call home. A professor of creative writing and environmental writing at Red Deer College, she lives with seven resident moose and a den of coyotes on an off-grid organic farm in Alberta's North Country.
Other titles by
Beyond the Park: An Anthology of Ecological Experiences
An Anthology of Ecological Experiences
Revery
A Year of Bees
Locations of Grief
An Emotional Geography
Magnetic North
Sea Voyage to Svalbard
Profession of Hope, A
Farming on the Edge of the Grizzly Trail
A Profession of Hope
Farming on the Edge of the Grizzly Trail
Seldom Seen Road
