The Tide Book
Published on 12. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-962405-34-8 (ISBN)
Description
The poems in The Tide Book are a lyrical record of living beside the Pacific Ocean while caretaking for an aging father. Poet, Vivian Faith Prescott, lives on a small island in Southeast Alaska tucked into the Alexander Archipelago in Tlingit Aaní. She's living at her fishcamp in Wrangell, Kaachxaana.áak'w, when the Covid-19 pandemic hits, and shortly thereafter, her father is diagnosed with a rare bladder cancer. As the ocean becomes a persona, a way through which to see her world, the relationship with her father and the ocean deepens. The daily rhythm of tidal life becomes what sustains her through the waves of life's hardships.
More details
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
162 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-962405-34-8 (9781962405348)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Vivian Faith Prescott (She/Her) was born and raised in Wrangell, Kaachxana.áak'w, a small island in Southeastern Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago, also known as the Inside Passage. She writes and thrives at her family's fishcamp next to the sea on the land of the Shtax'heen Kwáan. She's a member of the Pacific Sámi Searvi and a founding member of the first LGBTQIA+ group on the island. She's the author of more than a dozen books, including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. She's also a co-founder and co-facilitator of two Alaskan writers' groups: Blue Canoe Writers and the Drumlin Poets.