Sprocket

By (author): Al Rempel

Sprocket is a series of breathless prose-poems capturing poet Al Rempel’s childhood adventures spent roaming free in the idyllic setting of Arnold, BC, a small farming community tucked into the corner of Sumas Mountain, near the US border. Each poem presents a snapshot of one or two memories, sometimes involving the author’s siblings, his two “summertime only” school friends, or any number of other local characters. From climbing up the mountain “with handholds wet with moss and banana slugs” to finding the best way “to run full blast through a cornfield just before harvest,” Rempel takes his readers through an age where, as long as you were home by suppertime, you could go almost anywhere on your bike. 

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Al Rempel

Al Rempel graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a Bachelor of Education. In 2000 he attended the Victoria School of Writing where he began submitting poetry. Al Rempel has previously published two books of poetry, understories (Caitlin Press 2010), and The Picket Fence Diaries (Lipstick Press 2010). His poems have also appeared in The Malahat Review, CV2, Event, and filling Station, and in anthologies such as The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2011. He currently lives in Prince George, BC, where he teaches at a high school.


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Dimensions:

Pages
8.00in * 5.50in * .20in
1.00gr

Published:

January 31, 2025

Publisher:

Caitlin Press

ISBN:

9781773861654

Book Subjects:

POETRY / Canadian

Language:

eng

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