Following the River

By (author): Lorri Neilsen Glenn

Lorri Neilsen Glenn first discovered her great-grandmother’s tragic death in a passing comment from an aunt. Startled, she began to search out the history of her family, to understand the life of this woman she knew nothing about. Along the way Neilsen Glenn works to unravel the issues of racism, sexism and colonial nation building that haunt us still. In elegant prose and poetry she has created a story of pieces, bringing to life what she could find in newspaper reports and museums. Through these fragments and portraits she gives the reader a glimpse of the lives lived by her ancestors and by women like them. Following the River is a lyric reflection on women that have been erased from our history and what that means for today.

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Lorri Neilsen Glenn

Originally from Western Canada, Lorri Neilsen Glenn lives in Halifax. The author of many academic books and two previous books of poetry (all the perfect disguises, 2003, and Combustion, 2007), she served as Poet Laureate for Halifax from 2005-2009.

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Dimensions:

200 Pages
9.00in * 6.00in * .90in
560.00gr

Published:

November 14, 2017

ISBN:

9781928088479

Book Subjects:

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies

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Language:

eng

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