The History Forest
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2022
- Category
- Canadian, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889778948
- Publish Date
- Sep 2022
- List Price
- $19.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780889778962
- Publish Date
- Sep 2022
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
A vivid, sensory collection of poems from an award-winning author.
Exploring what it means to be alive in this increasingly contradictory, unjust, and frightening era in human history, award-winning poet Michael Trussler grapples with the beauty and violence of the present in his new collection, The History Forest.
Trussler’s vivid, sensory, surreal writing explores the myriad ways that wonder can exist alongside suffering. He ruminates on nuclear war, school shootings, and ecological destruction, alongside his own experiences with mental health, aging, and loss.
About the author
Michael Trussler writes poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction. He is also a photographer. He's published various books, most recently Melancholy Girl with Sitar (The Alfred Gustav Press, 2020). His prize-winning work has appeared in domestic and international anthologies and journals. His collection of short stories, Encounters, won the Book of the Year and City of Regina Awards from the Saskatchewan Book Awards in 2006. Accidental Animals, a poetry collection, was short-listed for the same awards in 2007. He teaches English at the University of Regina.
Awards
- Short-listed, City of Regina Book Award
- Winner, Poetry Award, Saskatchewan Book Award
Editorial Reviews
Shortlisted, Poetry Award, Saskatchewan Book Award, 2023
Shortlisted, City of Regina Book Award, 2023
“Urgently associative and uncommonly empathetic, . . . a compelling collection from one of Canada’s most original thinkers.” —Jim Johnstone, author of Infinity Network
“An archaeologist feathering the mind of the forest and forest of the mind, Trussler carefully brushes away surfaces to discover the new." —Miramichi Reader