Born Sacred
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To This Cedar Fountain
£11.99
Emily Carr recorded the experience of the West Coast soul in her living landscapes and her portraits of BC's towering firs. Kate Braid, in To This Cedar Fountain, engages Carr in conversation as only a kindred spirit could: a West Coaster, an artist, a woman with an affinity for timber. In these poems Carr's sensual paintings envelop Braid; Emily romances the trees while Kate bears witness. To This Cedar Fountain is a dialogue between two BC legends, each a distinct voice for her own generation but both indisputably coastal souls. The first edition of this book was nominated for a Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.
Kate Braid worked as a receptionist, secretary, teachers aide, lumber piler, construction labourer, apprentice and journey-carpenter before finally settling down as a teacher. She has taught construction and creative writing, the latter in workshops and also at SFU, UBC and for ten years at Vancouver Island University (previously Malaspina University-College). In 2015 she was awarded the Mayor of Vancouvers Award for the Literary Arts for showing leadership and support for Vancouvers cultural community, and in 2016 she received the Pandoras Collective BC Writers Mentor Award. She lives in Victoria and on Pender Island with her partner. See www.katebraid.com for further information.
- ISBN-13
- 9781894759786
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Co.
- Imprint
- Caitlin Press (CA)
- Publication date
- 1 June 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 120
- Dimensions
- 203 x 140 mm
- Language
- English
