Description
| Product ID: | 9781553801290 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CA |
| Title: | Runaway Dreams |
| Authors: | Author: Richard Wagamese |
| Page Count: | 130 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | Presents a collection of poems ranging over a broad landscape. The author also describes his life on the road when he repeatedly ran away at an early age, and the beatings he received when the authorities tried "to beat the Indian right out of me". Through it all, he offers poems of love and music, the language sensuous and tender. Having developed an impressive reputation for his many novels and non-fiction works, Richard Wagamese now presents a collection of stunning poems ranging over a broad landscape. He begins with an immersion in the unforgettable world where "the ancient ones stand at your shoulder . . . making you a circle / containing everything". These are Medicine teachings told from the experience of one who lived and still lives them. He also describes his life on the road when he repeatedly ran away at an early age, and the beatings he received when the authorities tried "to beat the Indian right out of me". Yet even in the most desperate situations, Wagamese shows us Canada as seen through the eyes and soul of a well-worn traveller, with his love of country, his love of people. Through it all, there are poems of love and music, the language sensuous and tender. |
| Imprint Name: | Ronsdale Press |
| Publisher Name: | Ronsdale Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-10-01 |
