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Acknowledgement: Some of these poems have appeared in Westerly, Fiddlehead, West Coast Review, Event, Island, Poetry Australia [and] Meanjin.
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Epigraph: Westron wynde when wyll thow blow/ the small rayne downe can rayne/ Chryst yfmy love wer in my armys/ and I yn my bed agayne. - Anonymous (c.1500)
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Dedication: This book is for my brother Malcolm.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Nanaimo,
Vancouver Island,
British Columbia,
c
Canada,c
Americas,:Oolichan Books
, 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- West Countryi"the names the first men gave", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Whyallai"Incredibly they pour", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- After the Act (after W.C.W.)i"They won't grow she said", single work poetry (p. 5)
- West Beachi"In the Patawalonga sandhills", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Getting Firewoodi"the roots he said'll", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Trans-Canada (for Dale Lovick)i"Everybody has driven it", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Hitchhikeri"17 miles out of Lethbridge", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Southern Vancouver Island Assoc. Panel Discussioni"While Michael Joe and Harold Bob", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Horseshoe Bay Ferryi"In the Summer", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Spanish Banks Vancouveri"this morning at Spanish Banks", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Frank Bouchiei"the day Frank Bouchie", single work poetry (p. 13-15)
- Peace River Countryi"at Hudson Hope they strangled the Peace", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Lac la Hachei"we have lost", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Leaving of Iti"you have to hand it to", single work poetry (p. 18)
- For Malcolmi"give yourself a coupla years", single work poetry (p. 19)
- ...If the Pain of Losing Youi"if the pain of losing you", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Lantzville: Winteri"the last of last years cord", single work poetry (p. 21)
- For My Sonsi"there are no definitions", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Poem for March 8th 1974i"this morning the wind rides sweating greys", single work poetry (p. 23-25)
- Apricot Blossomsi"apricot blossoms are falling", single work poetry (p. 26)
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