{"product_id":"burning-province-poems-9780771072345","title":"Burning Province: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcerbic, moving, and formally astonishing, Michael Prior's second collection explores the enduring impact of the Japanese internment upon his family legacy and his mixed-race identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanada-Japan Literary Award, Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Souster Award, Shortlist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid the record-breaking wildfires that scorched British Columbia in 2015 and 2017, the poems in this collection move seamlessly between geographical and psychological landscapes, grappling with cultural trauma and mapping out complex topographies of grief, love, and inheritance: those places in time marked by generational memory when echo crosses echo. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBurning Province\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegy for a home aflame and for grandparents who had a complex relationship to it--but it is also a vivid appreciation of mono no aware: the beauty and impermanence of all living things. The fireflies stutter like an apology, Prior writes; I would be lying to you \/ if I didn't admit I love them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12708804\"\u003eMichael Prior\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780771072345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0771072341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE011000\"\u003eCanadian | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023040\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Places\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023050\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Family\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMICHAEL PRIOR is a writer and a teacher. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous magazines and anthologies across North America and the U.K., including \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmbit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Margins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePN Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVerse Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlobal Poetry Anthology 2015\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Next Wave: An Anthology of 21st Century Canadian Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Academy of American Poets' \u003ci\u003ePoem-a-Day\u003c\/i\u003e series. He is a past winner of \u003ci\u003eMagma Poetry's \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e's Poetry Prize, and \u003ci\u003eMatrix Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Lit POP Award for Poetry. His first full-length book of poems, \u003ci\u003eModel Disciple\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the best books of the year by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Prior holds graduate degrees from the University of Toronto and Cornell University. He divides his time between Saint Paul, M.N. and Vancouver, B.C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697928540397,"sku":"9780771072345","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3db8fa5a-84e1-40ca-888f-e70e6d5b6476.jpg?v=1649891338","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/burning-province-poems-9780771072345","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}