Marshburning
- Publisher
- Turnstone Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2023
- Category
- Canadian, Folklore & Mythology
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888017437
- Publish Date
- Apr 2023
- List Price
- $17
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Description
Reissued in a magnificent new edition, Marshburning is David Aranson's masterful long poem binding his Icelandic roots to the shore of Lake Winnipeg. First published in 1980, this classic is the latest edition in the Turnstone Selects series, highlighting important works that hold both mass and academic interest.
About the author
David Arnason was born in Gimli, Manitoba, in 1940. He has a Master’s Degree from the University of Manitoba and a PhD from the University of New Brunswick. He divides his time between Winnipeg, where he teaches Canadian literature and creative writing at the University of Manitoba, and Gimli, where he does most of his writing. He has also taught Canadian literature and creative writing in Tasmania, Trier, and Strasbourg.His works include two collections of poetry, Marsh Burning and Skrag, and four collections of short stories: Fifty Stories and a Piece of Advice, The Circus Performer’s Bar, The Happiest Man in the World, and The Pagan Wall.
Editorial Reviews
[T]ightly wrought, sensuously woven verse, David Arnason's Marshburning is a veritable feast.
-Glenn Deer, Books in Canada
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