St. Mary at Main
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Winner of the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Award. In st. mary at main, Patrick Friesen's lyrical toughness works beautifully to evoke the city of "ghost and muscle" and "frost and fire" that is Winnipeg. Written with clarity, insight, and deep compassion, these new poems are acutely tuned to "how the streets are wired" in a city where the omnipresent wind haunts every corner and the music of the people seems to spill from every doorway.
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Patrick Friesen writes poetry, essays, drama, scripts, songs, and text for dance and music. The author of over a dozen books of poetry, Friesen has collaborated with various musicians, including Big Dave McLean, Cate Friesen, and Marilyn Lerner, and with choreographer-dancers Margie Gillis, Stephanie Ballard, and Ruth Cansfield. Friesen also teaches, part-time, as a sessional in the Writing Department at the University of Victoria. His most recent poetry book is jumping in the asylum (Quattro Books, 2011). Formerly of Winnipeg, Friesen now lives in Brentwood Bay on Vancouver Island.