Born Sacred
£13.46
Rough Ground Revisited
£11.99
Covering Rough Ground, Kate Braid's first book, was published in 1991 and awarded the Pat Lowther Award for Best Book of Poetry by a Canadian Woman. Since then Kate has written extensively in prose, poetry and on CBC Radio about her and other women's experiences in the construction trades. Her work has been highly praised by women in almost every line of male-dominated work including lawyers, accountants and engineers, and she is in wide demand as a speaker and writer on the subject of women in non-traditional work. After publishing her memoir, Journeywoman: Swinging a Hammer in a Man's World, in 2012, it seemed appropriate to return to the first poems with the release of a second edition, Rough Ground Revisited. In this new edition, some of the original poems have been replaced with new ones that explore-in slightly more gritty fashion but still with humour, compassion and a wise eye-her experiences and the impact of that crucial time in her life.
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
- 9781927575932
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press
- Imprint
- Caitlin Press (CA)
- Publication date
- 15 August 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- Dimensions
- 200 x 140 mm
- Language
- English
