Tar Swan
Published on 1. April 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-988732-18-3 (ISBN)
Description
An allegorical reckoning of the physical and psychic wounds inflicted by the oil sands.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edmonton
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
177 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-988732-18-3 (9781988732183)
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David Martin works as a literacy instructor in Calgary and as an organizer for the Single Onion Poetry Series. His first collection, Tar Swan (NeWest Press, 2018), was a finalist for the Raymond Souster Award and the City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book Prize. David's work has been awarded the CBC Poetry Prize, shortlisted for the Vallum Award for Poetry and PRISM international's poetry contest, and has appeared in numerous journals across Canada. His next collection, Kink Bands, will be published by NeWest Press in 2023.