
Looms
Camille Martin(Author)
Shearsman Books (Publisher)
Published on 15. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-84861-235-8 (ISBN)
Description
The title of Looms signifies the weaving tool as well as the shadowing appearance of something, These "woven tales" were inspired by Barbara Guest's statement that a tale "doesn't tell the truth about itself; it tells us what it dreams about." The strands of their surreal allegories converse, one idea giving rise to another, and the paths of their dialogue become the fabric of the narrative. In a second meaning, something that looms remains in a state of imminent arrival. Such are these tales, like parables with infinitely deferred lessons.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
114 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84861-235-8 (9781848612358)
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Person
Camille Martin, a Toronto poet and collage artist, is the author of Codes of Public Sleep (Toronto: BookThug, 2007) and Sonnets (Shearsman 2010). She was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, and spend her childhood in Lafayette, Louisiana. A classical musician from an early age, she earned graduate degrees in both music and English literature. After residing in New Orleans for fourteen years, following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 she moved to Toronto, where she teaches writing and literature at Ryerson University.