Description
Carousel contains joyous poems and wiggly sketches by a poet known for his wit and thoughtfulness. The poems get down in the dirt with slugs and fly with Icarus toward the sun, but find in both slug slime and immolation a glimpse of the everlasting.
About the author
George Whipple was born in Saint John, NB, grew up in Toronto, and since 1985 has lived in Burnaby, BC, writing, sketching and translating French poetry. He is a member of the League of Canadian Poets; is listed in Contemporary Authors and the Literary Guide to Toronto; was profiled in Canadian Author, and Writer’s Market, (USA), and extensively interviewed for the Antigonish Review. His complete poems, sketches and miscellaneous papers are archived in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. This is his 14th book of poetry.
